Includes bibliographical references and index.

From knowledge dependence to knowledge creation : Industrial growth and the technological advance of the Japanese electronics industry -- Management qualification and dissemination of knowledge in regional innovation systems : The case of Norway 1930s-1990s -- 'Neither a sleepy village nor a coarse factory town' : Skill in the Greater Springfield Massachusetts Industrial Economy, 1800-1990.

"This shortform book presents key peer-reviewed research selected by expert series editors and contextualised by new analysis from each author on the subject of knowledge management in industrial history. With contributions on knowledge management, knowledge transfer, knowledge loss, knowledge creation, competition and co-operation in producing skilled employees, and ownership structures and their relation to knowledge management, this volume provides an array of fascinating insights into industrial history. Of interest to business and economic historians, this shortform book also provides analysis and illustrative case-studies that will be valuable reading across the social sciences"-- Provided by publisher.

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