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010 _a2005044032
020 _a1843769107
020 _a9781843769101
020 _qHardback
040 _cASM
050 _a
100 _aJ David Johnson
_eAuthor
110 _aJ David Johnson
245 0 _aInnovation and Knowledge Management
_bThe Cancer Information Service Research Consortium
_cJ David Johnson
260 _aUnited Kingdom
_bEdward Elgar
_c2005
300 _a279 pages
_b"Tables, Graphs"
_c24 cm
520 _a"Modern organizations must constantly adapt to survive in today's rapidly changing environment. A stagnant organization that cannot innovate to meet evolving conditions will eventually find itself no longer competitive in an increasingly complex and technologically sophisticated economy. Innovation and Knowledge Management focuses on three issues critical to success: knowledge management, innovation, and consortia. The author examines the interplay of these factors during a critical four-year period in the operation of the Cancer Information Service (CIS) - a knowledge management organization charged with delivering up-to-date, authoritative information to the public. The forerunner of many other knowledge delivery organizations, CIS was under pressure not only to distribute knowledge but to generate it. A consortium was formed between practitioners within CIS and researchers outside it to explore various innovative intervention strategies. The intersection of knowledge management, innovation and consortial arrangements at CIS provides a unique opportunity to examine no less than the future of organizations. This distinctive study will be of great interest to scholars, students, practitioners and policymakers in the fields of health, communications, knowledge management, information science and management."
546 _aEnglish
650 _aNeoplasms. Tumors. Oncology Including cancer and carcinogens
942 _cBooks
999 _c4189
_d4189