Chapter 1 Introduction
References
Chapter 2 Research on IS
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Research on characterising IS activities
2.2.1 Locating the IS theory in a broader theoretical framework
2.2.2 Understanding IS activities
2.3 Exploring the significance of the transferred knowledge
2.3.1 NISP's IS network facilitation approach: a good practice or not?
2.3.2 The Chinese ISD status: Is there potential for the facilitated IS network approach?
2.4 Summary
References
Chapter 3 Knowledge Management and Knowledge Transfer
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Organisational knowledge: definitions and taxonomies
3.2.1 Understanding the concept of organisational knowledge
3.2.2 Organisational knowledge taxonomies
3.3 KM in KIBS organisations
3.3.1 Knowledge creation
3.3.2 Strategies to process organisational knowledge for dissemination
3.4 Constructing alliances: foundation for KT
3.5 Initiation of KT processes
3.5.1 Knowledge dissemination processes in a knowledge provider's system
3.5.2 Knowledge learning processes in a knowledge recipient's system
3.6 Determinants of KT processes
3.6.1 Provider's internal factors affecting its knowledge dissemination process
3.6.2 Recipient's internal factors affecting its knowledge learning process
3.6.3 Context factors affecting KT processes
3.7 Qualitative case study approaches for KT research
3.8 Summary
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Chapter 4 Methodology
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Philosophical paradigm and research methodology
4.2.1 Underlying philosophical assumptions
4.2.2 Qualitative-interpretive research methodology
4.3 Research design and fieldwork
4.3.1 Research design/approach
4.3.2 Field-work
4.4 Data analysis
4.4.1 Principles of data analysis
4.4.2 Data analysis strategy
4.5 Research validity
4.5.1 Criteria exploration
4.5.2 Consideration of the validity
4.6 Ethical considerations
4.7 Summary
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Chapter 5 Policy Contexts Affecting ISD in the UK and China
5.1 Introduction
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