Acknowledgements.

List of Figures.

List of Tables.

1.  Introduction.

Management, Engineering and Society.

Goals and Motivations of this Book.

Intended Audience.

Overview of Chapters.

2.  Knowledge.

Knowledge and Management.

So What Is Knowledge and Where Can We Find It?

3.  Agents.

Agents for Knowledge Modelling.

Agents for Organisational Modelling and Design.

4.  Ontologies.

Ontologies - Natural and Artificial.

Implementing and Using Artificial Ontologies.

Illustrative Example I: The Resources-Events-Agents Enterprise Ontology.

Illustrative Example II: The National Academic CVs Database in Brazil-Lattes.

Natural Ontologies and Knowledge Coordination.

5.  Capabilities.

Managing Capabilities.

Structures of Capability Providers.

Examples.

Assessing Knowledge Coordination.

6.  Conclusion.

Bibliography.

Index..