BOOKSKnowledge Capitalism:Business,Work
and Learning in the New Economy by
Alan Burton-Jones Description Knowledge Capitalism probes the surface of economic and social change, revealing how the shift to an economy based increasingly on intangible intellectual resources is redefining firms, empowering individuals, and reshaping the links between learning and work. Using economic, management and knowledge-based theories, supported by empirical data and illustrations from leading companies, Knowledge Capitalism describes the emergence of a new breed of capitalist, one dependent on intellectual rather than physical resources. Industrial-era models of firm-market
boundaries, work arrangements, and ownership and control are shown
to be inhibiting firms’ and individuals’ success in the new economy.
New models are proposed based on knowledge-centred organization,
knowledge-led growth, and knowledge supply as distinct from labour
supply. Continuous learning is shown to be critical to firms as
integrators of disparate knowledge resources, and the only practical
route for individuals to survive and succeed whether as employees
or external contractors. Knowledge Capitalism provides a practical
guide for business practitioners, theorists and students to interpret
and manage change in a rapidly deconstructing economic environment.
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