Putting forward a comprehensive view of knowledge with a specific perspective on
place and space, this book provides a new perspective on the globalisation of
knowledge. Crossing disciplinary boundaries, the principal agenda of this volume
is to open up a perspective 'beyond knowledge' - i.e. beyond the interpretation
of knowledge as scientific-technical knowledge. Author Martina Fuchs introduces
further kinds of knowledge and interpretation which influence managements'
perception of globalisation and therefore the knowledge which is going global.
She refers to knowledge in the sense of experiences, competencies in the
production and labour process, as well as mutually shared mental constructs
which are embedded in a context of understanding