Managing Flow
A Process Theory of the Knowledge-Based Firm
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Displacement of the transverse colon is a highly specific computed tomography finding for the preoperative diagnosis of a transomental hernia
A transomental hernia (TOH) is a rare type of internal hernia and is associated with a high strangulation rate and high mortality rate. Displacement of the transverse colon on computed tomography (CT) may be s...
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A Japanese survey of malignant disease in pregnancy
In recent years, the incidence of malignant disease in pregnancy has been increasing, but there are few large-scale surveys of malignant disease in pregnancy in Japan. The aim of this study was to survey malig...
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Open AccessSudden development of adult-onset type II citrullinemia after total gastrectomy: a case report
Adult-onset type II citurullinemia is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by recurrent encephalopathy with hyperammonemia resulting from high plasma citrulline and ammonium levels. This report descri...
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Perioperative management of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients undergoing inguinal hernia surgery
Management of patients undergoing dialysis after inguinal hernia surgery has not been standardized. This report presents the results of 9 patients with inguinal hernias (11 hernias) who were undergoing continu...
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Conclusions
In this book, we have tried to present new developments in the theory of organizational knowledge creation. Widespread interest in the theory during the past 15 years, both in academia and in business (Nonaka ...
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Introduction: Why We Need a New Theory of the Knowledge-Based Firm
We are currently in the midst of great change, a condition which Lester Thurow (2003) called the third industrial revolution. It is a shift towards a knowledge-based economy, where knowledge is the most import...
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The Characteristics of Knowledge
In this chapter, we discuss the nature of knowledge and how it differs from other resources. This will explain why we need a new theory of knowledge and its management. The issue of knowledge in theories of th...
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Leading the Knowledge-Creating Firm
In the previous chapter we discussed the dynamic model in which a firm creates knowledge through interactions with its environment. The driver of this entire dynamic process is leadership. Leadership plays a v...
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Ba
In this chapter we elaborate on the concept of ba, the enabling context for knowledge creation and innovation. Applying the theory of organizational knowledge creation to the case of the Mayekawa Manufacturing Co...
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Dynamic Knowledge Assets in Process
A person’s cumulative experiences form an archive of personal knowledge. To share and effectively utilize this personal knowledge in an organization, the fluctuating relationships in the organization have to b...
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The Theoretical Framework
As discussed in the previous chapter, knowledge is created in the dynamic interaction between subjectivity and objectivity. Knowledge emerges from the subjectivity of actors embedded in a context and is object...
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Vision and Driving Objectives: Values for the Common Good
This chapter describes how firms create knowledge to change themselves and their environment, based on their vision and driving objectives. The vision sets the direction for the firm’s strategy and its operati...
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Dialogue and Practice: Leveraging Organizational Dialectics
Breakthrough occurs in knowledge creation not only in the form of radical innovation in a product or service, but also in the form of gradual innovation through everyday practice. In this chapter, we shall exa...
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Leadership: Fostering Distributed Excellence in the Organization
In previous chapters we have discussed how a firm creates knowledge through dialogue and practice, guided by its knowledge vision and following a driving objective. We have also looked at ba, knowledge assets, an...
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Vertical distribution of wild Yakushima macaques (Macaca fuscata yakui) in the western area of Yakushima Island, Japan: Preliminary report
A census of wild Yakushima macaques (Macaca fuscata yakui) was carried out in a 23-km2 area of the western coast of Yakushima Island, Japan. We analyzed the census data to investigate changes in monkey distributi...
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Leucovorin, Cisplatin, and 5-Fluorouracil for Advanced Esophageal Cancer
Biochemical modulation involves the use of one drug (modulating agent; modulator) to change the pharmacokinetics and/or pharmacodynamics of a cytotoxic agent (effector), in a way that the therapeutic index of ...
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Resection of carcinoma in the cervical esophagus following prior removal of a thoracic esophageal carcinoma — A case report—
We report herein, a rare case of a patient who, having undergone resection of a thoracic esophageal cancer, underwent removal of a cervical esophageal cancer, for which a free jejunal graft with microvascular ...
