Abstract
Few topics in business capture as much attention for contemporary business professionals as the topic of how to succeed in business. Every year hundreds of books are written and published offering readers the secrets of business success. Whole magazines are devoted to uncovering the secrets of winning in the marketplace. Organizations are learning ever faster and more completely what it means to preserve the knowledge that has been gained as their employees engage in systematic, continuous process improvements. We are talking about companies gaining wisdom and with that wisdom increasing their economic value to society.
