Expert Knowledge in Global Trade

Trommer, Silke; Hannah, Erin; Scott, James

doi:10.4324/9781315766157

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“…All too often, those who deviate from dominant ways of thinking are silenced and accused of not understanding sufficiently the trade system (Eagleton-Pierce, 2012;Hopewell, 2016;Howse, 2002;Wilkinson, 2014). Claims to expertise, exclusionary language, and entrenched metaphors serve to limit debate and police the boundaries of who can contribute to trade debates and who cannot (Hannah et al, 2015). Weakening these barriers could give rise to a third prospective benefit: giving voice and recognition to otherwise marginalized groups that have been silenced by decades of asymmetric and iniquitous trade deals.…”

Section: The Possibilities That a Changed Mode Of Engagement Holdsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reforming WTO-Civil Society Engagement

2017

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Civil society organizations are often seen as playing a crucial role in helping to mitigate the exclusion of weaker states, giving voice to marginalized communities, and raising environmental and developmental concerns within the trade system. The politicization and demystification of the global trade agenda by civil society also opens up space for a more diverse set of actors to influence trade negotiations. This article examines the evolution of the WTO secretariat's engagement with civil society within this context and argues that the dominant mode of engagement, as manifest in WTO Public Forums and civil society participation in ministerial conferences, is no longer fit for purpose. Rather it reflects an outmoded strategy that once served to underscore the existence and value of the WTO as an international organization and works to neutralize political contestation and publicly promote the benefits of free trade. It is now in need of reform.

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Section: The Possibilities That a Changed Mode Of Engagement Holdsmentioning

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2017

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“…The rationale is that the competent customer will prefer the competent supplier (Prahalad & Krishnan, 2008). A necessary condition to achieve this is that the bureaucratic structures are deconstructed, and competence, service, information and decisions are moved to the front line (Hannah et al, 2015). If this doesn't occur, it could hinder restructuring and be a costly element of knowledge-based organizations (Jemielniak, 2012).…”

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“…Competence in the front line, collective learning structures between businesses, customers and suppliers, and flexibility as a structuring mode will in such an organization be key creation processes (Hannah et al, 2015).…”

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Knowledge management in future organizations

Johannessen

2017

Problems and Perspectives in Management

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“…will have greater significance for value creation in individual businesses (Hannah et al, 2015). The rationale is that customers have increased competence and expect to meet someone who has equal or equivalent competence (Drucker, 1999(Drucker, , 1999a).…”

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Systemic value creation in knowledge organizations: aspects of a theory

Adriaenssen¹,

Johannessen²,

Sætersdal

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The phenomenon under investigation is the transition from an industrial society to a society that is based to a larger extent on knowledge resources. The question the authors are investigating is: What are the key value creation processes in a knowledge-based organization? The objective of the article is to understand and explain the social mechanisms that influence the development of knowledge-based organizations. The method used is conceptual generalization. The findings are linked to a new emphasis on information structure (infostructure), and a new way of organizing (front line focus), the modulization of work processes, and global competence clusters.

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Expert Knowledge in Global Trade

Cited by 12 publications

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Reforming WTO-Civil Society Engagement

Reforming WTO-Civil Society Engagement

Knowledge management in future organizations

Systemic value creation in knowledge organizations: aspects of a theory

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