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Knowledge management and risk strategies [electronic resource] / Akira Ishikawa, Isamu Naka.
ISBN:
9789812706720
Title:
Knowledge management and risk strategies [electronic resource] / Akira Ishikawa, Isamu Naka.
Author:
Ishikawa, Akira, 1934-
Personal Author:
Ishikawa, Akira, 1934-
Publication Information:
Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2007.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xv, 121 pages) : illustrations.
Series:
Knowledge management and risk strategy
Contents:
Prologue: The Era of Knowledge Selection; 1) The Current Situation of Employment and Work-Sharing in Japan; 2) The Dawn of a New Era; The development of digital and network technology; Shortened lifespan of knowledge; About the Authors; Akira Ishikawa; Isamu Naka; Part 1: THE END OF KNOWLEDGE STOCK AND THE EMERGING KNOWLEDGE SELECTION RISK; Chapter 1: The Shift in the Definition of "Knowledge"; 1.1 TheRange of "Knowledge"; 1) The range of "knowledge" in engineering; 2) The range of "knowledge" in psychology; 3) The range of "knowledge" in management theories.

1.2 The Basic Nature of "Knowledge"Chapter 2: The Cost of Knowledge Transfer and the Motives Behind Knowledge Inheritance; 2.1 Knowledge Transfer System; 2.2 Two Costs of Knowledge Transfer Systems; 2.3 Examples of Knowledge Transfer Cost; 1) Cost of compulsory education; 2) Training investment in companies; 3) Qualification costs; 4) The relationship between knowledge transfer costs and knowledge inheritance; 2.4 Objectives of Knowledge Transfer; Chapter 3: Knowledge Transfer Selection; 3.1 Conditions of Knowledge Inheritance; 3.2 Occurrence of Knowledge Selection Opportunities.

1) Removing the obstacles to knowledge transfer2) Acceleration of knowledge distribution; 3) Shift of product choice from suppliers to consumers; 3.3 Examples of Knowledge Selection in Corporations; 3.4 Emerging Knowledge Selection Risk; 3.5 The Acceleration of the Shortening of Knowledge Life by the Evolution of IT Technologies; 1) Developments in the basic technology; 2) The birth of XML web services; Chapter 4: The Impact of Knowledge Selection; 4.1 The Effect of Knowledge Selection on Organizations; 4.2 The Conditions of the Lifetime Employment System.

1) Organizations with single knowledge2) Organizations with multiple knowledge (diversification); a) Negative effect of existing knowledge; b) Limited resources; c) Diversity of competitors; d) Investors' initiative; 4.3 New Behavior Pattern; Part 2: HOW TO MANAGE KNOWLEDGE SELECTION RISK; Chapter 1: Tasks of Knowledge Selection Society; Chapter 2: Visualization of Knowledge Demand; 2.1 The Current Situation; 2.2 Solutions (Supply Chain Management for Knowledge); 1) Standardization of knowledge; 2) Visualization of personnel information; 3) Supply chain management for knowledge.

4) Personnel suppliers and career planning advisorsChapter 3: Matching of Knowledge Supply and Demand; 3.1 The Current Situation; 3.2 Solutions (Personnel Supply Derivative Business); 1) Introduction of personnel supply derivative business; 2) Measures for career planning; Chapter 4: Securing the Time Cost of Knowledge Transfer; 4.1 The Current Situation; 4.2 Solutions; 1) Work-sharing as a measure to secure knowledge transfer time; 2) Diversified Working Patterns Type work-sharing (new lifestyles in the Netherlands); 3) Securing time cost by work-sharing schemes; 4) Work-sharing in Japan.
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Subject Term:
Knowledge management.

Information technology -- Management.

Risk management.
Added Author:
Naka, Isamu.
Format:
Electronic Resources
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Publication Date:
2007
Publication Information:
Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2007.