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Acknowledgements About the author Other recent books by Professor Colin Coulson-Thomas CHAPTER 1 ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY Abundant and accessible information Implications, impacts and consequences Knowledge-based opportunities The need for help The knowledge entrepreneur Aims and scope of book CHAPTER 2 MANAGING KNOWLEDGE AND INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL Knowledge management Loss of knowledge Knowledge exploitation Knowledge frameworks Premium knowledge CHAPTER 3 CORPORATE LEARNING AND KNOWLEDGE CREATION Knowledge creation Knowledge as a flow rather than a stock Knowledge and learning Knowledge creation as a corporate priority Protecting intellectual capital Where knowledge entrepreneurs can help CHAPTER 4 CONTEMPORARY INFORMATION PROBLEMS Information overload: winners and losers Winning and losing The search for single solutions Taking certain approaches too far Barking up the wrong tree Barriers to entry Changing organizations and emerging issues CHAPTER 5 REQUIREMENTS OF DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS Customers Suppliers and business partners Investors The contribution of boards The myth of inevitable progress Supportive approaches to management Leadership for learning CHAPTER 6 CREATING ENTERPRISE CULTURES Becoming a player Working with employers Organizing for entrepreneurship Unity and diversity Ten essential freedoms CHAPTER 7 MONITORING TRENDS AND THE SCOPE FOR KNOWLEDGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP Freedom of operation Understanding issues and implications Effective issue monitoring Supporting wealth creation CHAPTER 8 IDENTIFYING AND ASSESSING SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITIES Establishing search criteria Searching for performance improvement opportunities Improving sales productivity Job support tools Benefits of using support tools CHAPTER 9 CREATING INFORMATION- AND KNOWLEDGE-BASED OFFERINGS Packaging what you know Building job support tools Lessons that can be learnt Differentiation CHAPTER 10 BECOMING A KNOWLEDGE ENTREPRENEUR Entrepreneurial qualities The knowledge entrepreneur Crossing the Rubicon The challenge of launching new products Creating a new product launch support tool Advantages of a product launch support tool Using examples of best practice CHAPTER 11 GETTING STARTED Routes to entrepreneurship Turning a hobby into a business Selecting corporate partners Creating a welcoming corporate environment Creating communities of entrepreneurs Organizing for learning and entrepreneurship Public policy requirements References Excerpted from The Knowledge Entrepreneur: How Your Business Can Create, Manage and Profit from Intellectual Capital by Colin Coulson-Thomas All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.