The Nature and Dynamics of Organizational Capabilities

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

AvGiovanni Dosi,Richard R. Nelson,Sidney Winter

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How do organizations develop, maintain, and advance their organizational capabilities and knowledge? What happens between intention and outcome? What are the processes, information flows, coordination, control, and communication systems involved? What is the influence of the institutional context upon the evolution of corporate competences?The purpose of this book is to offer both theoretical analysis and detailed evidence from a number of studies at the levels of individual firms, sectors, and broader international patterns. These enable a richer understanding of the processes involved and highlight their contributions to business performance.The book includes chapters from leading international researchers with detailed analyses of the auto, pharmaceutical, electronics, and financial services sectors. It presents novel theoretical insights into the relationships between organizational structures and organizational capabilities, the patterns of accumulation of technological knowledge, and the management of competence-building in changing markets.

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Utgivningsdatum2001-11-29
Mått154 x 229 x 21 mm
Vikt592 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor404
FörlagOUP OXFORD
ISBN9780199248544

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Giovanni Dosi is Professor at the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy. In addition to writing numerous publications, he is co-editor of the journal Industrial and Corporate Change published by Oxford University Press.Richard R. Nelson is Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York, USA.Sidney G. Winter is Professor at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.

Introduction: The Nature and Dynamics of Organizational Capabilities ; PART I: INTRODUCTION TO PART I. ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES ; 1. Talking about Routines in the Field ; 2. Repositories of Knowledge in Franchise Organizations ; 3. Appropriability and the Challenge of Scope ; 4. Limited Enquiry and Intelligent Adaptation in Semiconductor Manufacturing ; PART II: INTRODUCTION TO PART II. THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CAPABILITIES ; 5. In Search of Dynamic Capabilities ; 6. Measuring Competence? Exploring Firm Effects in Drug Discovery ; 7. Managing the Development and Transfer of Process Technologies in the Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry ; PART III: INTRODUCTION TO PART III. THE EVOLUTION OF ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES AND THEIR SOCIAL ROOTS ; 8. The 'Abominable Ohno Production System'. Competences, Monitoring, and Routines in Japanese Production Systems ; 9. Evolution of Manufacturing Systems and Ex-post Dynamic Capabilities ; 10. Transfer and Replication of Organizational Capabilities ; PART IV: INTRODUCTION TO PART IV. PERSPECTIVES ON CAPABILITIES ; 11. How Technological Competencies Help Define the Core of the Firm ; 12. Dynamic Capabilities and Strategic Management ; 13. Organizational Capabilities in Complex Worlds