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The flexible firm : capability management in network organizations / edited by Julian Birkinshaw and Peter Hagstrèom.

Contributor(s): Birkinshaw, Julian M | Hagström, Peter.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000Description: xv, 230 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0198296517.Subject(s): Business networks | Strategic alliances (Business) | Organizational change | Organizational effectivenessDDC classification: 658.402
Contents:
Introduction / Julian Birkinshaw and Peter Hagstrom -- Network relationships inside and outside the firm, and the development of capabilities / Julian Birkinshaw -- Part I: Managing relationships in the external network -- Task partitioning, communication activities and the performance of supplier relations in product development / Maurizio Sobrero and Omar Toulan -- Global account management: Linking external demands with internal abilities / Julian Birkinshaw, Omar Toulan and David Arnold -- Part II: Innovation in the external network -- The experience-curve of capability management / Henrik Bresman -- Strategy in the periphery: The role of external linkages in strategy creation / Patrick Regner -- Innovation in the networked firm: The need to develop new types of interface competence / Stefan Jonsson -- Communities of practice in a high-technology firm / Robin Teigland -- Part III: Managing the internal network -- Building an internal market system: Insights from five R. & D. organizations / Julian Birkinshaw and Carl F. Fey -- Knowledge management in the multinational enterprise / Niklas Arvidsson -- New wine in old bottles: information technology Evolution in firm strategy and structure / Peter Hagstrom -- Relaxing the boundaries of the firm / Peter Hagstrom.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The pace of change in the business world is becoming faster. This book provides a detailed account of the network-like organization forms that some firms are adopting to make themselves more flexible and responsive to changing technologies and customer demands. As these organizations become more pervasive, the winners will be those firms that develop the specific capabilities that are needed to thrive in a networked world. Paradoxically, such capabilities are developed not only at the firm level, but also in the relationships the firm has with its external network and in the operating units within the firm. This perspective has implications for the 'resource-based view of the firm' in the field of strategic management, suggesting that the development of capabilities is a more complex and multi-level process than was traditionally thought. This book brings together eleven chapters, each focusing on a particular aspect of capability development in the networked firm. It is based on research in five big Swedish firms (Ericsson, Volvo, Skandia, Pharmacia and Upjohn, SE Banken) as well as a number of other well-known firms such as HP and ABB. The book will be essential reading for advanced students in strategy and international business wanting to keep abreast of current thinking and company practices.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-226) and index.

Introduction / Julian Birkinshaw and Peter Hagstrom -- Network relationships inside and outside the firm, and the development of capabilities / Julian Birkinshaw -- Part I: Managing relationships in the external network -- Task partitioning, communication activities and the performance of supplier relations in product development / Maurizio Sobrero and Omar Toulan -- Global account management: Linking external demands with internal abilities / Julian Birkinshaw, Omar Toulan and David Arnold -- Part II: Innovation in the external network -- The experience-curve of capability management / Henrik Bresman -- Strategy in the periphery: The role of external linkages in strategy creation / Patrick Regner -- Innovation in the networked firm: The need to develop new types of interface competence / Stefan Jonsson -- Communities of practice in a high-technology firm / Robin Teigland -- Part III: Managing the internal network -- Building an internal market system: Insights from five R. & D. organizations / Julian Birkinshaw and Carl F. Fey -- Knowledge management in the multinational enterprise / Niklas Arvidsson -- New wine in old bottles: information technology Evolution in firm strategy and structure / Peter Hagstrom -- Relaxing the boundaries of the firm / Peter Hagstrom.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Notes on the Contributors
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Introduction
  • 1 Network Relationships Inside and Outside the Firm, and the Development of Capabilities
  • Chapter 2 Task Partitioning, Communication Activities, and the Performance of Supplier Relations in New Product Development
  • 2 Task Partitioning, Communication Activities, and the Performance of Supplier Relations in Product Development
  • 3 Global Account Management: Linking External Demands with Internal Abilities
  • Chapter 4 The Experience-Curve of Capability Management: How to build a superior capacity to integrate external knowledge in high-technology R&D
  • 4 The Experience-Curve of Capability Management
  • 5 Strategy in the Periphery: The Role of External Linkages in Strategy Creation
  • 6 Innovation in the Networked Firm: The Need to Develop New Types of Interface Competence
  • 7 Communities of Practice in a High-Technology Firm
  • Chapter 8 Building an Internal Market System: Insights from five R&D organizations
  • 8 Building an Internal Market System: Insights from Five R. & D. Organizations
  • 9 Knowledge Management in the Multinational Enterprise
  • 10 New Wine in Old Bottles: Information Technology Evolution in Firm Strategy and Structure
  • 11 Relaxing the Boundaries of the Firm
  • References
  • Index

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