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A knowledge-intensive firm may not be information intensive... Knowledge is a stock of expertise, not a flow of information.

William H. Starbuck

Professionals identify strongly with their professions, more strongly than with their clients or their employers. They not only observe professional standards, they believe that only members of their professions have the competence and ethics to enforce these standards. Similarly, professionals insist that outsiders cannot properly supervise their activities.

William H. Starbuck

Labeling a firm as knowledge-intensive implies that knowledge has more importance than other inputs.

William H. Starbuck

William H. Starbuck

William H. Starbuck

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Born: September 20, 1934 (age 90)

Bio: William Haynes Starbuck graduated from Harvard University and the Carnegie Institute of Technology. He is an organizational scientist who has held professorships in social relations, sociology, business administration, and management.

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