Extra-Organizational Knowledge Processes ^{2nd Ed.}

Open University Business School MBA B823 Managing Knowledge

1. Introduction
• 1.1 Aims
• 1.2 Learning Objectives
2. The Rationale of External Activity
• 2.1 Knowledge and Markets
• 2.2 Public Policy Objectives in Knowledge Markets
• 2.3 The Balance Between Public and Private Knowledge
• 2.4 Why Organizations Want External Knowledge
• 2.5 Why Organizations are Willing to Share Knowledge
• 2.6 The Changing Nature of Knowledge Production
• 2.7 Knowledge-Sharing Mechanisms
• 2.8 External Knowledge Services
3. Institutions and Levels
• 3.1 Sectoral Level Institutions
• Private institutions in the chemical industry
• The Chemical Industries Association (CIA)
• The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
• European and international institutions in the chemical industry
• 3.2 National Level Knowledge Creation
• 3.3 The Regulatory System
• The global system of administration
• EU legislative framework
• United Kongdom legislation
• New regulatory developments — the case of digital technologies
4. Collaboration — Networks and Alliances
• 4.1 Types of Collaboration
• Limited co-operation
• Moderate co-operation
• Broad co-operation
• 4.2 Collaboration — What is a Network Organization?
• The property sector
• The motor industry
• Small firms
• Complex technologies
• The public sector
• 4.3 Networks — Costs and Benefits
• 4.4 Promoting and Managing Networks
• Operating within the network
• 4.5 Networks — Their Increasing Span
5. Technology Transfer
• 5.1 What is Technology Transfer?
• 5.2 Technology Transfer and Purpose
• 5.3 Transfer Processes and Patterns of Diffusion
• The processes
• The patterns of diffusion
• 5.4 Mechanisms of Technology Transfer
• The sponsors of technology transfer
• Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
• International technology transfer
6. Conclusion

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