Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Knowledge Management

Table of Contents
List of Tables
Foreword
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Section 1: Conceptual Approaches to Culture and Knowledge Management
Chapter 1: The Relationship between National and Organizational Culture and Leadership in Knowledge Management
Chapter 2: Culture: An Overlooked Key to Unlocking Organizational Knowledge
Chapter 3: The Art of Systems: The Cognitive-Aesthetic Culture of Portal Cities and the Development of Meta-Cultural Advanced Knowledge Economies
Section 2: Effects of Culture on Key Aspects of Knowledge Management
Chapter 4: Cultural Stretch: Knowledge Transfer and Disconcerting Resistance to Absorption and Application
Chapter 5: From Concept to Context: Towards Social-Cultural Awareness and Responsibility in the Organization of Knowledge
Chapter 6: Managing Innovative Knowledge: Cultural Perspectives on Patenting
Chapter 7: The Influence of National Culture on Knowledge Management in Virtual Teams
Chapter 8: People's Twist: The Cultural Standard of 'Loyalty' and Performance in Former 'Socialist Economies'
Section 3: Research and Cases on Culture and Knowledge Management
Chapter 9: Institutional and Cultural Influences on Knowledge Sharing in Russia and China
Chapter 10: Asian Organizations Meet North American Management Theory: The Case of Singapore and Senge