| Author: | Zeleny, M. |
| Title: | Knowledge as a new form of capital. Part 1. Division and reintegration of knowledge |
| Journal: | Human Systems Management
1989 : VOL. 8:1, p. 45-58 |
| Index terms: | PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT DIVISION OF LABOUR KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Arguments are provided that knowledge has become the most important productive force and primary form of capital. Other forms of capital now flow from the knowledge-poor to the knowledge-rich areas of the world. Traditional categories of economics (like "labor-intensive", "capital-intensive") are becoming less relevant in the "knowledge-intensive" world. The concepts of "knowledge systems", "knowledge workers", "knowledge engineering" are introduced and discussed. Productive systems of world-class performance are characterized by their scope, management and expansion of knowledge, not by their scale, labour, money or management information systems. The case of Singapore is mentioned as an example. |
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