Harish Kumar creator Mishra, Alpana text xu| 2001 continuing ng p.3-13 Organizations need to know collectively and use efficiently what they know. the millennium brings with in more fluid markets and blurring boundaries. Organizations are facing the problems of global competition, cross-cultural alliances, mergers and acquisitions, TQM and fast-changing equations of power. The learning age demands judgement, autonomy, and complex thinking right from the shop floor to the top management. Managers across the globe are busy in re-arming themselves with strategic initiatives that could meet the up-coming challenges. Strategic initiatives have to be both - becoming a global leader, as well as retaining the leadership. Sustaining competitive edge in the era of globalization is something that asks for a sound strategy than the one required for just being a global player. - Reproduced Management Organizations Indian Journal of Training and Development 180718