Organizing knowledge

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Date

1998

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Volume Title

Publisher

Berkley, CA: ABI/INFORM Global

Abstract

Transaction costs are portrayed as the glue that holds an organization together, and many of these are thought to derive from inefficiencies in communication. The authors conclude that new communication technologies might drive transaction costs so low that hierarchical firms will dissolve into markets of self-organizing individuals. Recently, a new view of the firm has emerged - that of a knowledge based view. This article stresses that organizing knowledge is a critical part of what firms do.

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Keywords

Common markets, Globalization, Enterprise development, Firm, Transactions, Knowledge management, Know-how, Know-what, Business enterprises, Cyberspace, Governance

Citation

California Management Review 40(3): 90-111