Management of Convergence in Innovation (eBook)

Strategies and Capabilities for Value Creation Beyond Blurring Industry Boundaries

Fredrik Hacklin (Autor)

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2007 | 2008
XVIII, 260 Seiten
Physica (Verlag)
978-3-7908-1990-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Driven by the fascination about dramatic structural and competitive changes within telecommunication and information technology in dustries during the past decade, the convergence phenomenon has increasingly gained my personal attention throughout my work and studies. Therefore, not entirely coincidentally, this book was written as the result of my doctoral research at ETH Zurich, which turned out to be a challenging, yet highly rewarding endeavor. However, this work would not have been possible without the enduring support of several people. First, I would like to express my gratitude to my thesis supervisor Prof. Fritz Fahrni, for providing me with the opportunity to conduct exciting research projects in close collaboration with industry, and for supporting me with solid guidance and advice all the way. Also, I would like to thank Dr. Christian Marxt, for urging me to pursue the chosen line of enquiry, as well as for his devoted coaching, both at ETH and at Stanford, both within and beyond of?ce hours. Furthermore, I am grateful to Prof. Georg von Krogh, for his encouraging feedback and valuable comments during various inspiring discussions.

Inhalt

Preface 7
Contents Overview 9
Table of Contents 10
List of Figures 14
List of Tables 16
1 Introduction 18
1.1 Background and motivation 19
1.2 Research problem 24
1.3 Research objective 29
1.4 Research design 31
1.5 Outline of the thesis 39
2 Fundamentals of convergence and innovation 41
2.1 Convergence as a managerial issue 42
2.2 Determining the phenomenon 51
2.3 Innovative dynamics of convergence 57
3 An evolutionary perspective on convergence 66
3.1 Idiosyncratic dynamics 66
3.2 Augmenting stages of convergent rule change 71
3.3 Coevolutionary change of strategic vectors 82
3.4 Patterns of endogenous transition 89
3.5 Exogenous dynamics and industrial inflections 99
3.6 An integrated framework of evolutionary dynamics 115
3.7 From challenge to practice 117
4 Capabilities for coevolutionary contingency 121
4.1 Aligning horizontally for developing vertically 125
4.2 Orchestrating ecosystems and reciprocal incentives 136
4.3 Protecting complementarity against redundancy 149
4.4 Reorganizing the firm for convergence 156
4.5 Reinventing the firm for convergence 164
4.6 Managerial commonalities 170
5 Managing through cycles of convergence 178
5.1 Deriving managerial guidelines 178
5.2 Cyclical determinants of convergence 189
5.3 Transfer and application of the cyclical model 198
6 Conclusions 212
6.1 Discussion of results 213
6.2 Outlook 217
Appendix 221
References 231
Name Index 259
Subject Index 266

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.10.2007
• Reihe/Serie: Contributions to Management Science
• Reihe/Serie: Contributions to Management Science
• Zusatzinfo: XVIII, 260 p. 33 illus.
• Verlagsort: Heidelberg
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Logistik / Produktion
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Wirtschaftsinformatik
• Schlagworte: business • Contingency Theory • convergence • Dynamic Capabilities • Innovation • Innovation Management • Management • Strategic Management • Strategy
• ISBN-10: 3-7908-1990-5 / 3790819905
• ISBN-13: 978-3-7908-1990-8 / 9783790819908