Hatami, Afsoun

a.hatami@lse.ac.uk

(2007)

Information and Knowledge in Competitive Strategizing: Towards an Involved Perspective

To what extent do different management paradigms of US and German top managers influence their decision-making and approaches to knowledge management in the context of corporate strategy?

The aim of this study is to understand different perspectives on and attitudes towards the concept of knowledge management (KM) across different cultures at high-performing US and German enterprises, and how KM practices are reflected in the company's corporate strategy (in relation to specific strategic issues that influence the competitive direction of the company) with the purpose to continuously create a more intelligent 'sense and respond' competitive strategy to thrive in the rapidly changing business environment.

The focus will be on how 'knowledge' is leveraged during negotiation, decision-making and strategy formulation processes across different cultures, taking into account the diversity of mental models and management paradigms that govern the attitudes towards problems and solutions. KM is treated in the context of corporate strategy and how strategy-makers use this to serve the bottom line of their business.

Supervisors : Professor R Galliers
                    Edgar Whitley, PhD

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