Silicon Valley Model

Annika Steiber, PhD Researcher, Lecturer and Advisor in Management and Organization. Dr. Steiber is an international authority in the field of management and the author of several award-winning articles and books. She has over 18 years of operational experience in creating growth for both start-ups and larger companies in the private sector. Currently she is the Founder and CEO of INNOWAY and works as a lecturer, researcher and advisor. In her consultancy work she is affiliated with Berkeley Research Group, founded by thought leader professor David Teece and with Strategos, founded by thought leader Gary Hamel. Dr. Steiber is the author of "The Google Model" (Springer, 2014).Sverker Alänge is Associate Professor in the Department of Technology Management and Economics at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden. He has a Ph.D. in Industrial Management and an M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering. His research interests are innovation and change processes in firms and innovation systems, entrepreneurship and sustainable business development.

• The World is Changing.- Six Basic Principles for a Changing World.- Silicon Valley: A Cradle of Management Innovation.- Entrepreneurship: What It Really Is, and What It Must Be Integrated into Management of the Firm.- A Special Breed of People.- Culture: The New Black.- Leading for Entrepreneurship.- The Entrepreneurial Organization Is Dynamic and Ambidextrous.- The Silicon Valley Model.- Implications Beyond Silicon Valley.

“This compact book focused on managing firms provides a review of important writings and vignettes of company histories. … I highly recommend it for someone designing her or his own organization or dealing with a company using the model, as well as for someone wanting to understand how at least some organizations are changing.” (B. Hazeltine, Computing Reviews, March, 2016)