Debra M. Amidon, Piero Formica, and Eunika Mercier-Laurent

Knowledge Economics Emerging Principles, Practices and Policies

Knowledge Economics Emerging Principles, Practices and Policies
Edited by Debra M. Amidon, Piero Formica, and Eunika Mercier-Laurent

The purpose of this tri-volume set of books is to provide timely readings to educate the new generation of researchers, professors and teachers, as well as industrial and government leadership professionals. The compilation includes the most compelling writing from 27 leading author contributors from the ENTOVATION Network representing Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, Estonia, France, Germany, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States.

The principles of knowledge economics should be endorsed as a revolutionary change - an opportunity to provide a solid foundation, rationale and vision to substitute something more sustainable than the old regime of traditional economics. Intelligent and innovative explorations of computer capabilities optimize individual and collective work of employees and the entrepreneur. Collectively, the writings document the evolution of three laws of knowledge dynamics: the 1st based upon knowledge, the 2nd based upon innovation and the 3rd defining the value of collaborative advantage.

The trilogy is divided into three major books - each providing a facet of the new thinking:

Volume I: Principles/Standards describes the acceleration of experimentation and adoption of progressive management approaches at every level of the economy: micro, meso, and macro-economic. This section illuminates some of the broader scheme context and sense-making approaches to initiatives of the Knowledge Economy. Topical areas include the 21st century context, trend analysis, modern economic principles, emerging standards and more.
Volume II: Practices identifies management approaches that are enabling institutions – public and private - to take advantage of the new models of organizational structures, real-time learning mechanisms, foundations for cultural evolution, performance incentives, environmental considerations, ecological practices, country and company restructuring, and the use of technology.
Volume III: Policy, Governance and Measurement outlines how the emphasis on policy guiding procedures for action, as well as governance and measurement, can effect significant managerial innovations: changing - or better - abandoning the old rules, thereby producing new and viable principles of economic and corporate policy. This is a counterpart to the principles of self-organizing systems in that there are ways to architect, via policy-change initiatives, the potential output of an innovation system.

This is an emerging field in which the new principles and rules are being established, as practices are experimented and policies take shape. The new kaleidoscopic economy demands novel navigation tools suited to modern management. We are learning together as a community of practitioners, inventing, testing and proving new theories as we go. The students today are our knowledge leaders tomorrow; and they will be empowered with unprecedented tools and technologies at their side. Their expertise will pave the way in a new innovation frontier that connects human potential to economic results in ways we today can only imagine.

Editors:
Debra Amidon is Founder, CEO and Chief Strategist, ENTOVATION International Ltd. (USA) and author of The Ken Awakening and The Innovation SuperHighway.
Piero Formica is Dean of the International Faculty of Entrepreneurship at the Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship (UAE) and Marie Curie Professor of Knowledge Economics and Entrepreneurship at the University of Tartu (Estonia) and the Beijing University of Astronautics and Aeronautics (China).
Eunika Mercier-Laurent is Founder of EML Conseil K&IM and Professor of Knowledge and Innovation Management at IAE Lyon and Master of Innovation (France).