1st Edition
Buying Knowledge Effective Acquisition of External Knowledge
By Peter Sammons
Copyright 2005
172 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
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Technology acquisition, consultancy know-how, research data and services, marketing information, intellectual property ... the list of sources and types of knowledge that organizations need to acquire, share and manage is growing exponentially. The acquisition and management of knowledge as an end in itself is relatively new, but has grown in importance on most managers agendas over the past... Read more
Contents: List of figures; List of tables; Introduction; In the know - The knowledge economy in the Twenty-First Century; Knowledge is power; Head knowledge - Modern intellectual property rights; Intellectual property rights: Current developments; Why buy knowledge; Planning to buy knowledge; Knowledge transfer; Working with consultants; Working with contract research organizations; Knowledge factories - Buying knowledge from universities; Appendix 1- The Outsourcing R&D Toolkit; Appendix 2 - Project memo; Appendix 3 - Watch your service bills!; Index.
Biography
Peter Sammons
