New knowledge creation through dialectical leadership: A case of IT and multimedia business in Japan
Abstract
Purpose
Aims to provide new practical viewpoints regarding the knowledge management and leadership theory of project management through an in‐depth case study
Design/methodology/approach
Argues that community leaders can develop a concept of a business community comprised of diverse types of business and processes to achieve business innovation. Studies a regional initiative in Japan towards electronic networking that illustrates the use of information and multimedia technologies as an instance of the latest business case of strategic community management.
Findings
Community leaders serve an important function in creating networked strategic communities. The case study shows how community leaders have created networked strategic communities in which the central government, regional governments, universities, hospitals, private businesses and non‐profit organizations take part in the advancement of regional electronic networking.
Originality/value
Provides new practical viewpoints regarding the knowledge management and leadership theory of project management.
Keywords
Citation
Kodama, M. (2005), "New knowledge creation through dialectical leadership: A case of IT and multimedia business in Japan", European Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. 8 No. 1, pp. 31-55. https://doi.org/10.1108/14601060510578565
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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