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Knowledge Creation and Sharing

In: Competitive Knowledge Management

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  • Nicholas Bahra

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For the Japanese, knowledge means wisdom that is aquired from the ‘perspective of the entire personality’ (Nonaka and Takeuchi, 1995, p. 29). Japanese companies have steadily increased their world market share in consumer goods and this is not due to extraordinary entrepreneurial powers, or because of an efficient liberated economy, according to Nonaka and Takeuchi (1995). They explain that it is due to the skills and expertise of ‘organizational knowledge creation’. The authors recognise that manufacturing prowess and access to cheap capital has played its part in Japan’s growth, however, they also see the importance of close and cooperative relationships with customers, suppliers and government agencies. Nonaka and Takeuchi also mention the importance of lifetime employment, the seniority system and other human resource practices, however, they still put forward the view that Japanese companies are especially good at ‘bringing about innovation continuously, incrementally and spirally’.

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  • Nicholas Bahra, 2001. "Knowledge Creation and Sharing," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Competitive Knowledge Management, chapter 6, pages 85-93, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-55461-0_7
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230554610_7
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