
Innovation Diffusion in the New Economy
The Tacit Component
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 5. December 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
166 pages
978-0-415-48807-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book unites discussions of the philosophical and scientific basis of tacit knowledge.
The authors give an overview of the theories of tacit knowledge and explain how these relate to a background of philosophical, neurological and pedagogic literature. The importance of tacit knowledge for evolutionary models of innovation is analyzed raising questions of how its new role in the processes of economic and social change is accelerated by market and technological pressures.
This book is an invaluable resource for postgraduate students and professionals working in and studying the fields of political economy, organizational theory and behaviour, organizational analysis and new technology management.
The authors give an overview of the theories of tacit knowledge and explain how these relate to a background of philosophical, neurological and pedagogic literature. The importance of tacit knowledge for evolutionary models of innovation is analyzed raising questions of how its new role in the processes of economic and social change is accelerated by market and technological pressures.
This book is an invaluable resource for postgraduate students and professionals working in and studying the fields of political economy, organizational theory and behaviour, organizational analysis and new technology management.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Postgraduate and Professional
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
10 s/w Abbildungen, 3 s/w Zeichnungen, 7 s/w Tabellen
7 Tables, black and white; 3 Line drawings, black and white; 10 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
266 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-48807-5 (9780415488075)
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Persons
Barbara Jones is a Research Fellow in Manchester Business School and a member of the European Work and Employment Research Centre. Bob Miller is a Research Associate in Manchester Business School.
Content
1. Introduction: Why Tacit Knowledge? Why this book? 2. The Shaping of Michael Polanyi's Philosophy 3. Michael Polanyi's Theory of Personal Knowledge 4. Implicit, Tacit and Explicit Components of Personal Knowledge 5. The Real and False Relevance of Economic Innovation 6. Tacit Knowledge in the New Economy 7. Tacit Knowledge, Cyberspace and New Imaging Techniques 8. Conclusion: The Interface of Innovation