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Knowledge Management in Project-Based Companies

An Organic Perspective

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  1. Kaj U. Koskinen
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  2. Pekka Pihlanto
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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Why Knowledge Management in Project-Based Companies?

    • Kaj U. Koskinen, Pekka Pihlanto
    Pages 1-6

  3. The Project Work Context

    • Kaj U. Koskinen, Pekka Pihlanto
    Pages 7-15

  4. The Basic Framework

    • Kaj U. Koskinen, Pekka Pihlanto
    Pages 16-24

  5. Knowledge Management and Knowledge-Related Project Work Environments

    • Kaj U. Koskinen, Pekka Pihlanto
    Pages 25-44

  6. Learning and Organizational Memory

    • Kaj U. Koskinen, Pekka Pihlanto
    Pages 45-79

  7. Knowledge Sharing and Methods of Knowledge Sharing

    • Kaj U. Koskinen, Pekka Pihlanto
    Pages 80-157

  8. Strategic Knowledge and Intellectual Capital Management in Project-Based Companies

    • Kaj U. Koskinen, Pekka Pihlanto
    Pages 158-170

  9. Epilogue

    • Kaj U. Koskinen, Pekka Pihlanto
    Pages 171-172

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 173-204
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About this book

Knowledge management is a prerequisite to sustain a competitive advantage in project-based companies. However, in these companies and projects in general, activities like knowledge acquisition and sharing are often very complex tasks. This book presents a new portfolio of various concepts and insights into the management of knowledge.

About the authors

KAJ U. KOSKINEN is a senior lecturer (docent) in Industrial Management and Engineering of Tampere University of Technology, Pori, Finland. He has worked for a long period as project manager in several international engineering companies, e.g. Outokumpu and Honeywell. His main experience derives from process automation. Dr. Koskinen's research interest is focused on knowledge and project management, and he has published several articles on these research areas.

PEKKA PIHLANTO has held a professorship in Management Accounting at the Turku School of Economics, Finland (TSE) since 1985 (retired 2003). He continues his research work at TSE Business and Innovation Development. Professor Pihlanto's main research interests include behavioral management accounting and accounting methodology& philosophy.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Knowledge Management in Project-Based Companies

  • Book Subtitle: An Organic Perspective

  • Authors: Kaj U. Koskinen, Pekka Pihlanto

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230595071

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-22071-3Published: 30 September 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-30616-9Published: 30 September 2008

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-59507-1Published: 30 September 2008

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 204

  • Topics: Organization, Knowledge Management, Project Management, Management

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