Wellsprings of Knowledge: Building & Sustainint the Sources of Innovation

by Dorothy Leonard-Barton

Book Overview

This work argues that, in order to remain competitive, firms must devise and maintain a system of knowledge creation to build up reservoirs of knowledge. It focuses on knowledge-creating activities,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875848591
• ISBN13: 9780875848594
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Well written book on knowledge creation

Professor Barton has written an extremely readable book on a very imporotant topic, knowledge creation. Now a days, knowledge has become a buzz word in alomost every sphere of economic activities. But what does it mean? What does it take to create knowldege? This book addresses such questions. Barton has done important research on the subject and has produced the book with some new concepts that are extremely important in management. Her idea of "core rigidity" is indeed something every senior executive should think about.

A very worthwhile read.

This book would serve both seasoned knowledge practioners and those new to the field equally well. The writing is clear and crisp, and the content is well organized. I highly recommend this book for anyone charged with implementing knowledge strategies or at all interested in the topic.