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The key message of this book is that heterogeneity should be seen
as an intrinsic and indispensable element of knowledge systems. The
authors address the concept of heterogeneity in a
multi-disciplinary fashion, including perspectives from
evolutionary economics and innovation system studies, and relate
this approach to existing theories in a broad range of fields. This
book postulates that one approach to such a re-conceptualization is
what we call the 'Mode 3' system consisting of 'Innovation
Networks' and 'Knowledge Clusters' for knowledge creation,
diffusion and use. This is a multi-layered, multi-modal,
multi-nodal and multi-lateral system, encompassing complementary
and mutually reinforcing innovation networks and knowledge clusters
consisting of human and intellectual capital, shaped by social
capital and underpinned by financial capital. Diversity in the
Knowledge Economy and Society will appeal to academics and
researchers of innovation and science, knowledge management and
economics.
This book examines how the norms, culture, and practices of the
socio-economic Nordic model give them a competitive edge in
globalized production chains. Using the Norwegian automotive
industry - one of the most globalized industries in the world - as
the empirical foundation of the book, it examines the strengths,
tensions, and challenges the Norwegian work organization style
meets in this particular business environment. It explores the
current indicators of competitiveness, innovation, scientific
excellence, and well-being as compared with the US, UK, EU, Japan,
and elsewhere to address the hotly debated question of how
institutions and culture contribute to or inhibit certain forms of
work organization, learning, and economic performance. Integrating
action research, organization studies, and learning and innovation
economics, this book provides a more precise understanding of how
institutions and cultures at a macro level shape learning practices
in a competitive industry.
This book examines how the norms, culture, and practices of the
socio-economic Nordic model give them a competitive edge in
globalized production chains. Using the Norwegian automotive
industry - one of the most globalized industries in the world - as
the empirical foundation of the book, it examines the strengths,
tensions, and challenges the Norwegian work organization style
meets in this particular business environment. It explores the
current indicators of competitiveness, innovation, scientific
excellence, and well-being as compared with the US, UK, EU, Japan,
and elsewhere to address the hotly debated question of how
institutions and culture contribute to or inhibit certain forms of
work organization, learning, and economic performance. Integrating
action research, organization studies, and learning and innovation
economics, this book provides a more precise understanding of how
institutions and cultures at a macro level shape learning practices
in a competitive industry.
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