Wellsprings of Knowledge: Building and Sustaining the Sources of Innovation

by Dorothy Leonard - Barton (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1995

  $3.25

  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, and uses practical mangerial examples showing how to nurture capabilities over time.

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $3.25

  Wellsprings of Knowledge focuses on the knowledge-creating activities and behaviors that managers guide, control, and inspire: developing problem-solving skills; experimenting to build for the future; integrating information across internal project and functional boundaries; and importing expertise from outside the firm. Since not all knowledge creates competitive advantage, the author helps managers understand what constitutes a core capability for their firm, and which non-strategic capabilities can be jettisoned or outsourced.