Knowledge-Based Management for Sustainable Innovation

There is currently a great shift towards a knowledge-based economy, where knowledge is the most important resource, superseding the traditional resources of land, capital and labour. With this in mind, this book presents the latest developments in knowledge creation and management theory by the leading scholar in the field, Ikujiro Nonaka. It expands on and enriches existing knowledge-based theory, and explores process theory in 10 case studies of successful global Japanese firms, such as Eisai, Canon, Honda, and Toyota. It explores knowledge management as a global concept and is relevant to any company that wants to prosper and thrive in the global knowledge economy.

About the Author:
Ikujiro Nonaka is Professor Emeritus in the Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, Xerox Distinguished Faculty Scholar, University of California, Berkeley, and Distinguished Drucker Scholar in Residence at the Drucker Institute, Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California. As originator of the Knowledge Creation Theory of the firm his research is centered on knowledge creation management to foster the next generation of business leaders

About the Author:
Ryoko Toyama is Professor in the Chuo Graduate School of Strategic Management at Chuo University, and Visiting Professor in the Graduate School of Knowledge Science at the Japan Institute of Advanced Science and Technology. Her research is in the fields of strategy, technology management, and knowledge management

About the Author:
Toru Hirata is Professor in the School of Economics and the Graduate School in Human and Socio-Environmental Studiesat Kanazawa University. His research is in the field of Knowledge Management related to technology and intellectual property strategy