know-how

Businesses eager to showcase their commitment to DEI advertised their willingness to consider applicants with the right know-how, if not the typical résumés.

China has a history of letting the U.S. take the lead in frontier technologies, only to catch up later as know-how spreads.

“Integrating best practices, knowledge, know-how…and using that to create incremental value for our stakeholders.”

In Mr. Sowell’s view, culture is a form of capital, an accumulation of habits and know-how that powerfully influences a group’s progress.

And when companies need to fill openings, they are eager to find people with just enough know-how—and no more.