Managing knowledge : experts, agencies, and organizations /
Managing Knowledge reverses the status quo argument that organisational change is driven by the specific demands of large companies. Instead of viewing firms as the catalysts for gradual change, Albert and Bradley argue that expert professionals have fuelled a break away from the traditional organis...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, U.K. ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1997.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | Managing Knowledge reverses the status quo argument that organisational change is driven by the specific demands of large companies. Instead of viewing firms as the catalysts for gradual change, Albert and Bradley argue that expert professionals have fuelled a break away from the traditional organisational structure to an organisational structure at the heart of which is an agent and/or an agency system. The authors draw our attention to the growing phenomenon of atypical work manifested in workforce flexibility, mobility, the feminisation of professional employment, and technological changes. They focus upon a group of knowledge-based employees - experts - who increasingly have influence over work and wealth creation. Case studies are developed from companies including AT and T, the Hollywood film industry, London accounting firms, and specialised agencies such as Labforce and Knowledge Net. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 215 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-208) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511002572 9780511002571 9780521561501 0521561507 9780521598873 0521598877 9780511582486 051158248X |
