Title: Tricky business: corporate dilemmas and the governance of organisational complexity

Authors: Karl Joachim Breunig, Kenneth Kongsvold

Addresses: KUNNE Research Program, SINTEF, P.O. Box 124, Blindern, 0314 Oslo, Norway. ' KUNNE Research Program, SINTEF, P.O. Box 124, Blindern, 0314 Oslo, Norway

Abstract: This paper will provide accounts of important issues of accountability in governance of corporate dilemmas that arise from organisational complexity with multiple stakeholders in knowledge-based firms. We present a conceptual framework on how to facilitate knowledge-based value creation and reinforce new business opportunities – emerging from learning in daily work – by facilitating a dialogue on emerging dilemmas. Furthermore, we introduce a model intended to improve transparency and connectivity in daily activities as well as in strategic dialogues and corporate reporting. We claim that it represents a promising approach to create an enduring agenda for nonfinancial issues in management of both research institutions and knowledge-based firms.

Keywords: governance; corporate dilemmas; organisational complexity; accountability; transparency; knowledge-based value creation; knowledge-based organisations; organisational learning; organisational knowledge.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLIC.2005.006808

International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, 2005 Vol.2 No.1, pp.92 - 109

Published online: 15 Apr 2005 *

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