Knowledge Assets: Securing Competitive Advantage in the Information Economy

by Max H. Boisot

Overview

It is now widely recognized that the effective management of knowledge assets is a key requirement for securing competitive advantage in the emerging information economy. Yet the physical and institutional differences between tangible assets and knowledge assets remains poorly understood. If we are to meet the challenges of the information economy, then we need a new approach to property rights based on a deeper theoretical understanding of knowledge assets.

This clear, accessible study provides some of the key building blocks needed for a theory of knowledge assets. Boisot develops a powerful conceptual framework—the Information-Space or I-Space—for exploring the way knowledge flows within and between organizations. This framework will enable managers and students to explore and understand how knowledge and information assets differ from physical assets, and how to deal with them at a strategic level within their organizations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198296072
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/23/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 5.80(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Max Boisot is Professor of Strategic Management at ESADE in Barcelona.

Table of Contents

Preface1. Introduction2. The Information Perspective3. The Information Space (I-Space)4. The Paradox of Value5. Neoclassical versus Schumpeterian Orientation to Learning6. Culture as a Knowledge Asset7. Products, Technologies, and Organizations in the Social Learning Cycle8. Competence and Intent9. IT and its Impact10. Applying the I-Space11. Recapitulation and Conclusion1. Introduction2. The Information Perspective3. The Information Space, I-Space4. The Paradox of Value5. Neoclassical versus Schumpeterian Orientation to Learning6. Culture as a Knowledge Asset7. Products, Technologies, and Organizations in the Social Learning Cycle8. Competence and Intent9. IT and its Impact10. Applying the I-Space11. Recapitulation and Conclusion