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Knowledge Creation in Public Administrations

Innovative Government in Southeast Asia and Japan

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Presents a comparative study by leading academics and practitioners who have spearheaded reform initiatives in four East Asian countries and Japan
  • Examines public administrations from the perspective of knowledge-based management theory
  • Appeals to students and scholars of public management, public policy, political science, and Asian studies
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxi
  2. Knowledge-Based Management Theory

    • Ikujiro Nonaka, Ayano Hirose Nishihara, Hideki Kawada
    Pages 1-21
  3. Case Study 1: Mayor Belmonte and Quezon City

    • Eduardo T. Gonzalez, Zita Concepcion Calugay
    Pages 23-54
  4. Case Study 6: Co-Creating the Census Serbilis, a Study of the Philippines National Statistics Office

    • Magdalena L. Mendoza, Ma Christina R. Valte, Krichelle Alyce L. Ching
    Pages 143-171
  5. Knowledge-Based Public Sector Reform: The Philippine Experience

    • Alex B. Brillantes, Bootes Esden Lopos, Lizan E. Perante-Calina
    Pages 211-236
  6. Leadership and Management Development: The Indonesian Experience

    • Eko Prasojo, Defny Holidin
    Pages 237-256
  7. To Become the Nation and the Region for Knowledge-Creating Enterprises

    • Ikujiro Nonaka, Kiyotaka Yokomichi
    Pages 295-311
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 313-324

About this book

This book presents a new paradigm of innovative governments in Asia, at the municipal, regional and national levels, based on the knowledge creation theory in management, and leading to organizational transformation and policy reform in public administration. Focusing on Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and Japan, the book is based on the findings of a joint research project established to identify the factors that impact the effectiveness or performance of public administration by applying the knowledge-based management theory that originates in private sectors to public sector management.                                                                                       

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Global Business, College of Business, Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan

    Ayano Hirose Nishihara

  • Infrastructure and Peacebuilding Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Tokyo, Japan

    Masaei Matsunaga

  • Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan

    Ikujiro Nonaka

  • National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan

    Kiyotaka Yokomichi

About the editors



Ayano Hirose Nishihara is Assistant Professor at the College of Business, Rikkyo University, Japan



Masaei Matsunaga, Deputy Director General, Southeast Asia and Pacific Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Japan



Ikujiro Nonaka is Professor Emeritus at Hitotsubashi University, Japan

Kiyotaka Yokomichi is Vice President and Professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Knowledge Creation in Public Administrations

  • Book Subtitle: Innovative Government in Southeast Asia and Japan

  • Editors: Ayano Hirose Nishihara, Masaei Matsunaga, Ikujiro Nonaka, Kiyotaka Yokomichi

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57478-3

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-57477-6Published: 06 October 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86173-9Published: 14 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-57478-3Published: 28 September 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXI, 324

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Public Policy, Governance and Government, Public Administration

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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Hardcover Book USD 159.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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