6 Skills That Wise Companies Harness for World-Changing Innovation
What does it take to truly change the world? In The Wise Company, Hirotaka Takeuchi shares the practices that help leading companies turn knowledge into lasting breakthroughs.
Content: Article | Authors: Hirotaka Takeuchi, Kristen Senz | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: Innovation, Organizational Behavior
The Knowledge-Creating Company: How Japanese Companies Create the Dynamics of Innovation
This book addresses the generation-old question of why the Japanese are so successful in business. The authors, professors of management at Hitosubashi University, contend that Japanese firms are successful because they are innovative, that is, because they create new knowledge and use it to produce successful products and technologies. They identify two types of organizational knowledge: explicit knowledge, contained in procedures and manuals, and tacit … [ Read more ]
Content: Book | Authors: Hirotaka Takeuchi, Ikujiro Nonaka | Subjects: International – Asia, Knowledge Management
Can Japan Compete?
Not long ago, Japan was considered a competitive powerhouse with exemplary business practices that were admired and often copied, particularly in the West. What went wrong? In a new book, HBS professor Michael Porter and two coauthors take a closer look.
Editor’s Note: read an interview with Porter about this book at
Content: Book | Authors: Hirotaka Takeuchi, Mariko Sakakibara, Michael E. Porter | Subject: International – Asia