| LC control no. | sh2012001742 |
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| Topical heading | Knowledge economy |
| Variant(s) | Economy of knowledge Information economy KBE (Knowledge-based economy) Knowledge-based economy |
| See also | Economics |
| Scope note | Here are entered works on economic systems that are dependent on knowledge for growth because either 1) knowledge production and management is emphasized as a commodity, or 2) knowledge is an important tool in the creation of economic growth. |
| Found in | Work cat.: 2012401180: Sonora : la competividad regional y empresarial ante la economía del conocimiento, 2010. Bannock, G. The Penguin dict. of economics, c2003, via WWW, Apr. 18, 2012 (knowledge economy: a characterization of modern economies in which 'knowledge-intensive' activities (i.e. those that involve the creation, processing and interpretation of information) account for a substantial and growing proportion of employment and output) Black, J. A dictionary of economics, 2009, via WWW, Apr. 18, 2012 (knowledge economy: an economy in which the production and management of knowledge is a significant component of the total output) Chandler, D. A dictionary of media and communication, via WWW, Apr. 18, 2012 (knowledge economy: 1. (knowledge-based economy) the use of knowledge as the primary tool to produce new economic benefits or maximize existing ones; the term was created by Fritz Machlup and popularized by Peter Drucker) 2. (economy of knowledge) the production and management of knowledge as a product or service) Hutchinson unabridged encyc. with atlas and weather guide, c2010, via WWW, Apr. 19, 2012: under Drucker, Peter Ferdinand, 1909-2005 (knowledge-based economy) Mayhew, S. A dict. of geography, 2009, via WWW, Apr. 19, 2012: under Knowledge-based organizations (the knowledge-based economy (KBE) generates information rather than goods or services) New Penguin business dict., c2003, via WWW, Apr. 19, 2012: under Drucker, Peter (knowledge-based economy) under Knowledge economy (knowledge economy: a label describing societies that have the ability to turn information into productive knowledge; these economies are characterized by: a. the dominance of service organizations; b. the primary resource of these organizations is intellectual capital; c. competitive advantage accrues to those organizations that can acquire, deploy and manage knowledge strategically; d. organizations exist which can adapt themselves to create, accumulate, protect, apply leverage and use knowledge, and; e. where culture and technology work together as organizational mechanisms for conserving enhancing and making knowledge available for use) OED, via WWW, Apr. 18, 2012 (knowledge economy: an economy in which growth is thought to be dependent on the effective acquisition, dissemination, and use of information, rather than the traditional means of production) Oxford dict. of English, 2010 (knowledge economy: an economy in which growth is dependent on the quantity, quality, and accessibility of the information available, rather than the means of production) UNBIS thesaurus, via WWW, Apr. 19, 2012 (approved term: Knowledge-based economy; UF KBE; UF Knowledge economy) |
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