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From knowledge management to strategic competence Contents Preface to the Second Edition ..................................................v List of Contributors ................................................................... 1 Part 1 - Strategic Competencies 3 Chapter 1 ......................................................................................... 5 The Competence Cycle: Translating Knowledge Into New Processes, Products and Services Joe Tidd Chapter 2 ....................................................................................... 26 What are Strategic Competencies? Richard Hall Chapter 3 .......................................................................................50 Making Strategy Happen Peter Hiscocks and Dan Riff Part 2 - Market Competencies 75 Chapter 4 .......................................................................................77 Brands, Innovation and Growth: The Role of Brands in Innovation and Growth for Consumer Businesses Tony Clayton and Graham Turner Chapter 5 ....................................................................................... 94 Technological and Market Competencies and Financial Performance Joe Tidd and Ciaran Driver xii Contents Chapter 6 ..................................................................................... 126 Building Knowledge Management Capabilities for Innovation Projects David Tranfield, Malcolm Young; David Partington, John Ressant and Jonathan Sapsed Part 3 - Technological Competencies 151 Chapter 7 ...................................................................................... 153 Technological Indicators of Performance Pari Patel Chapter 8 ...................................................................................... 179 Assessing Technological Competencies Francis Narin Chapter 9 ...................................................................................... 220 The Complex Relations Between Communities of Practice and the Implementation of Technological Innovations Donald Hislop Part 4 - Organisational Competencies 247 Chapter 10 .................................................................................. 2 4 9 Are There Any Competencies Out There? Identifying and Using Technical Competencies Dorothy Grzffiths and Max Boisot Chapter 11 .................................................................................... 279 The Organisation of "Knowledge Bases" Jonathan Sapsed Chapter 12 .................................................................................... 309 Assessing Performance in Supply Richard Lamming Contents xiii Part 5 - Improving Competencies 335 Chapter 1 3 .................................................................................... 337 Innovation: A Performance Measurement Perspective Pervaiz I<. A A h e d and Mohamed Z a i r i Chapter 1 4 .................................................................................... 375 Learning and Continuous Improvement John Bessant Bibliography ............................................................................... 0 1 4 Index .......................................................................................... 3 5 4