Article Summary
When the Knowledge
Management Movement began, many thought that it was a matter of productivity – and it
was. However, it was only the tip of the iceberg for the real potential
transformation underway. An article by Debra Amidon on the transformation
towards:
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knowledge-based
enterprises,
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knowledge-based
national economies, and
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knowledge-based
society as a whole.
The article concludes by
stating that "now it is evident that the benefits to be reaped with a focus
on a knowledge –not even information – society extend far beyond the context
of company profitability. Indeed, those nations that seek to establish
viable and sustainable economic prosperity will inevitably turn toward
managing (and measuring) what we now consider the intangible wealth of the
nation. As more nations focus upon the human capital and the innovation
process (i.e., how knowledge is created converted into products and services
and applied), we have an opportunity to increase the standard of living
worldwide".
Recommended Books
Edvinsson,
Corporate Longitude
Standfield, Intangible Management
Lev, Intangibles: Management,
Measurement, and Reporting
Smith, Valuation of Intellectual Property and
Intangible Assets
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