Knowledge at Work: Creative Collaboration in the Global Economy

Knowledge at Work: Creative Collaboration in the Global Economy
ISBN-10
140517269X
ISBN-13
9781405172691
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
296
Language
English
Published
2009-02-04
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Authors
Robert Defillippi, Michael Arthur, Valerie Lindsay

Description

This book's unique perspective stems from its “knowledgediamond” framework to examine how individuals, communities,organizations and host industries reciprocally influence each otherin the course of knowledge work. This highly topical book focuses on work-based projects as afocus for organizational learning. Establishes the link between individual, community,organization and industry learning. Suggests that organizations need to recognise and understandthis link if they are to capitalize on project-basedlearning. Incorporates material on project-based learning in virtualcommunities. Refers to different examples, such as the film industry, thesoftware industry and the boat building industry. Includes end-of-chapter questions provoking reflection anddiscussion.

Similar books