Article
Knowledge Management Research & Practice (2006) 4, 216–226. doi:10.1057/palgrave.kmrp.8500102
Linking intellectual capital and knowledge management: an analysis of Kyoto and Detroit
Denise J Luethge1 and Philippe Byosiere2
- 1School of Management, The University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, MI, U.S.A.
- 2Doshisha Business School, Doshisha University, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Correspondence: Denise J. Luethge, School of Management, The University of Michigan-Flint, 3132 W.S. White Building, Flint, MI 48502-1950, U.S.A.. Tel: +1 810 762 3270; Fax: 1 810 762 3282; E-mail: dluethge@uniflint.edu
Received 2 September 2004; Accepted 19 July 2006.
Abstract
The successes and failures of Detroit and Kyoto, from intellectual capital and organizational knowledge perspectives, are compared in terms of their similarities and differences as they both strive to maintain an accepted level of social development, global adjustment and urban quality of life. This paper examines the state of development of the four domains of knowledge in Detroit and Kyoto from a historical perspective, applies that analysis to the current state of knowledge and identifies linkages between intellectual capital and knowledge development.
Keywords:
intellectual capital, organizational knowledge, urban planning, knowledge, economic development, Detroit, Kyoto
