Knowledge Assets: Securing Competitive Advantage in the Information Economy

The effective management of knowledge assets is a key requirement for securing competitive advantage in the emerging information economy. The nature of knowledge assets, however, remains poorly understood. In this new paperback edition of Knowledge Assets: Securing Competitive Advantage in the Information Economy, Max Boisot provides a conceptual framework for managers how knowledge and information assets differ from physical assets, and how to deal them at a strategic level within their organizations.

Capters:

• Introduction
• The Information Perspective
• The Information Space (I-Space)
• The Paradox of Value
• Neoclassical versus Schumpeterian Orientation to Learning
• Culture as a Knowledge Asset
• Products, Technologies, and Organization in the Social Learning Cycle
• Competence and Intent
• Information Technology and its Impact
• Applying the I-Space
• Recapitulation and Conclusion