Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Knowledge Management: (Libraries Unlimited Knowledge Management Series)

Knowledge, as intellectual capital in organizations, is one of the most valuable resources in the global economy; yet knowledge management research has been largely contained both within organizational boundaries and from the perspective of the West (in particular the United States). Here, the views of a diverse range of well-known academic researchers, industry leaders, and public policy experts have been brought together to show how knowledge and knowledge management perspectives vary across different cultures, in different contexts, using different processes for different purposes.

Table of Contents:
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

About the Author :
DAVID J. PAULEEN is a Senior Lecturer of Information Management at Victoria University of Wellington. He has done extensive research in the areas of virtual team leadership and collaboration, cross-cultural communication and management, and knowledge management. He is currently involved in research on the relationship between information and communication technologies and emerging work behaviors. His work has appeared in a number of journals including Sloan Management Review, the Journal of Management Information Systems, and the Journal of Global Information Management. He is the editor of the book, Virtual Teams: Projects, Protocols and Processes (2004).

Review :
Researchers and practitioners in economics, business, and other fields address issues that arise with the recognition that knowledge management is a culturally contingent activity, and that organizations in various parts of the world adopt knowledge management mechanisms that prevail in other institutions in their culture. Case studies come from post-socialist countries, Asia, and South America.