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Applying a knowledge-focused management philosophy to immature economies

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Title:

Applying a knowledge-focused management philosophy to immature economies

Author(s):

Todd Huseby, Seng-cho T. Chou

Journal:

Industrial Management & Data Systems

Year:

2003

Volume:

103

Issue:

2

Page:

126 - 132


ISSN:

0263-5577


DOI:

10.1108/02635570310463456

Publisher:

MCB UP Ltd

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Abstract:

As firms, especially manufacturers, seek value-creating opportunities, many are moving operations to low-cost labor centers. Can firms in the mature economies seize these windows of opportunity to increase productivity in immature economies before wages rise to make their own profits, thus increasing shareholder value? This paper contemplates the ideas that a knowledge-focused management philosophy, whether technological, process-oriented, organization structure focused, or cultural can provide managers with techniques to seize this opportunity to create value by increasing labor productivity with less expensive labor. Measuring the value created after implementation of knowledge-focused management programs can be hard and usually requires comparison to pre-implementation metrics.

Keywords:

Business strategy, Knowledge management, Value


Article Type:

Research Paper


Article URL:

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/02635570310463456

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