Establishes the vocabulary and concepts in the field of knowledge management. This book examines how various types of companies can understand, analyze, measure, and manage their intellectual assets, turning corporate wisdom into market value. It also presents an approach to catalogue and store knowledge.

Tells a story of four characters who live in a maze and look for cheese to nourish them. Cheese is a metaphor for what you want to have in your life - whether it is a good job, a loving relationship, money or a possession. And the maze is where you look for what you want - the organization you work for in, or the family or community you live in.

Can a good company become a great one and, if so, how? After a five-year research project, the author concludes that good to great can and does happen. Here, he uncovers the underlying variables that enable any type of organization to make the leap from good to great while other organizations remain only good.

Examines the role that social capital plays in organizations. This book argues that social capital is integral to business life and that without it cooperative action isn't possible. It identifies the social elements that contribute to innovation and productivity, and reveals the benefits that derive from investments in social capital.

A guide to applying the new science to organisations, and our lives. This book shows how examples of non-linear networks and organizations are flourishing in the modern world. It presents examples like the E-bay, search engines and viral marketing works which are based on self-organising dynamics.