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The focus of this paper is on discussing the modularity concept through an in-depth and critical analysis of the wide literature on the subject. The identification of three main streams of research, which most of the literature can be inserted in, will be finally used to propose a conceptual reading of the process of modularisation in its main stages and dynamics.

During the last years a debate has raged within the field of Strategic Management between a rational view (IO, Positioning School, Strategic Planning, Cybernetics) and a Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) view (Emergent strategies,complexity theory, chaos theory) of the field. This paper attempts to shed some light around an issue which must be clarified for the better development of such debate. Being the CAS view a response to the new realities of environmental turbulence, it was discussed which are the behavioral sources of such turbulence in order to clarify if such phenomena is a qualitatively new reality of business environments, or simply a contingent but circumstantial feature affecting many industries. For this purpose, the authors introduced and applied a theoretical model that conceives the strategy of the firm, as a dialectic process in a situation of conflict.

Единственная книга по корпоративной культуре, которая позволяет исследовать культуру с помощью цифр. При использовании представленной рамочной структуры конкурирующих ценностей в процессе преподавания и консультирования предприятий обычным отзывом является такое высказывание: "Ну, наконец-то, мы поняли, как с ней (культурой) управляться, а то все слова, да слова".

The paper discusses the relationship between globalization and, modularization and outsourcing in the auto industry. It maintains that modularity is a broad concept, applicable and applied to product design, manufacturing and organization and that modularization is a strategy aimed at reducing the complexity stemming from globalization of products, markets and production. However, modularity has only recently moved its first steps in auto design and manufacturing and is a vaguely defined and ambiguously used concept in the auto industry. The paper suggests that, in the auto industry, economic and institutional factors related to globalization represent key drivers of modularization as much as technology. Besides, as the auto industry globalize, modularization and outsourcing, though remaining conceptually distinct, tend to become, in practice, increasingly inseparable.

How important is competition in the product market to the economic performance of the firm? How important is the corporate governance structure of the firm to its performance? How does external competition interact with corporate governance to influence firm performance? These questions are posed in a dramatic way in transition economies because product market competition and profit-seeking organizations with new ownership structures were both introduced within a short time period. This paper does not answer these questions. Its aim is to bring together the several often separate literatures that discuss the issues. In the first part, the competition-performance link in theory and empirical work is examined. In the second part, the ownership and governance structures in the firm and in particular, those that affect the key performance-related decision-making processes are investigated. In the third part, the sparse attention given in the literature to the possible interaction between external market pressures and corporate governance structures is considered. In each section, reference is made first to the theory and evidence from outside transition and second to transition-specific models and evidence.

Carpenter/Sanders is the first book built around a dynamic perspective on strategy. Three themes constitute the dynamic perspective on strategy: (1) changing strategies for changing times, (2) the integration of formulation and implementation, and (3) strategic leadership. Crafting Business Strategy for Dynamic Contexts- chapter 6 is the aggregate of much of the current research on dynamic strategies, including: Competitive Dynamics, Technological Changes, and Hypercompetition . After reading the chapter, students will learn models that guide them through formulating and implementing a strategy in a dynamic, or changing, environment. Strategy Diamond: The strategy diamond outlines five key elements necessary for creating a complete strategy: arenas, vehicles, differentiators, staging, and economic logic. The Strategy Diamond gives students a concrete model for considering all aspects of a strategy in order to create and implement a complete strategy. The arenas and staging elements deal specifically with the dynamic aspect of strategy. How Would You Do That” exercises- There are two of these robust exercises in each chapter, immersing students in the implementation challenges real companies face. The exercises allow implementation to remain in the forefront of the student’s minds even in the formulation chapters. Market- For undergraduate/MBA strategic management courses.

Successful innovation depends on the development and integration of new knowledge in the innovation process. In order to successfully innovate, the firm will combine different innovation activities. In addition to doing own research and development, firms typically are engaged in the acquisition of knowledge on the technology market and cooperate actively in R&D with other firms and research organizations. In this paper the authors provide evidence on complementarity between different innovation activities. Using data from the Community Innovation Survey on Belgian manufacturing firms, the authors show that firms that are only engaged in a single innovation strategy, either internal R&D activities or sourcing technology externally, introduced fewer new or substantially improved products compared to firms which combine internal and external sourcing. This result is consistent with complementarity between own R&D and external technology sourcing activities. Furthermore, the authors show that the different innovation activities are strongly positively correlated and identify common drivers, resulting in the perceived complementarity between these innovation activities. An important finding is that a capacity to strategically protect intellectual property and a more basic R&D base which may serve as an absorptive capacity, are important common drivers for the different innovation activities.

User information is an important source of user-centered innovation. Through the investigation of 47 user-centered case studies collected from leading design consulting firms, this study aims to establish the relationship between user-research and design innovation, to identify the research characteristics and analytic models critical to each innovation situation, and to discuss where, why, and how the research and analysis should be done so that information is gathered efficiently and is available to the team at the right time in the multi-disciplinary design process. This study suggests new approaches to user-research planning, an alternative mental model of design innovation, and a different way of describing user-research in relation to design innovation. The investigation reveals how user-research should be planned, conducted and tailored for each innovation situation.

This paper attempts to map out the learning routines of organizations in adapting their decision-making processes to the emerging market environment of China. The ability to increase the speed and quality of learning through conscious exploitation of learning routines would bring about better performance faster and hence would be of strategic importance to the firm. The findings have shown that this can be achieved through improving the efficiency of learning routines, e.g. through intentional learning, the employment of experienced decision-making agents, or better timing of actions and interventions. Strategic time concepts are found to be extremely relevant.

На примере компаний из разных отраслей авторы книги К.М.Кристенсен и М.И.Рейнор показывают, что постоянный прибыльный рост можно обеспечить за счет инновационных «подрывных» проектов и сделать процесс внедрения инноваций вполне предсказуемым.
Чтобы достичь успеха при создании нового растущего бизнеса, руководитель должен хорошо овладеть теорией и по мере превращения идеи «подрывного» продукта в бизнес-план, продумывать каждое свое решение и действовать в соответствии с условиями, в которых компания реализует свою стратегию.
В каждой главе авторы излагают теорию, призванную помочь руководителям принимать решения, ключевые для успеха инновационного бизнеса.
Книга предназначена для менеджеров, предпринимателей, а также студентов и преподавателей экономических вузов.

Кайзен - философия бизнеса "по-японски", стратегия постоянного улучшения на всех этапах производства и уровнях организации. Практика кайзен содержит богатый инструментарий контрольных и управленческих приемов, которые формируют особую организационную культуру. Усвоив материал, вы сможете внедрить эффективные операционные инструменты, позволяющие не только добиваться постоянных усовершенствований организации, выпускать высококачественную продукцию, но и получать стратегические преимущества в условиях постоянно развивающейся деловой среды. Книга предназначена для руководителей компаний, занятых стратегическим планированием, слушателям школ бизнеса и студентам, специализирующимся в области менеджмента.

Performance appraisal and managing performance are they one and the same or fundamentally different? The first suggests a reactive stance while the second indicates proactivity. Although effective performance management has been touted as the key lever for change that may boost individual and team accomplishment in organisations, the results will be limited if it is a case of old wine in new bottles. Specifically, the preliminary results of two case studies indicate that performance management systems operate in the same way as old performance appraisals. Some interviewees perceived that knowing how to play the corporate game was as important as performing well. Those who play the game well, were perceived as advancing in the organisation, while those who performed but did not play the game were left confused about their performance, and subsequently, their future. Initial data analysis suggests that if managers want to introduce more innovative ways of managing performance, the solution could be in the level and frequency of informal feedback occurring between managers and employees.

This paper attempts to analyze the association between corporate governance - measured by the exercise of control by larger shareholders and the board of directors- and corporate entrepreneurship for businesses quoted on the Madrid Stock-Exchange. Under the hypothesis of management opportunist behavior and being consistent with agency theory, this paper contrasts the existence of a greater corporate entrepreneurship when an effective control over the management does not exist, and the executives are significant shareholders. Thus, the authors examine two sources of influence on managerial support for corporate entrepreneurship: the firms ownership structure and its governance system. Their objective was to understand how firm characteristics -in terms firm corporate governance attributes- influences the decisions about entering in new businesses or markets.

Данное издание очень популярного во многих бизнес-школах учебника по менеджменту поможет получить всеобъемлющее представление о менеджменте как о науке управления и о предпринимательской функции. Студенты, изучающие менеджмент, должны не только усвоить теорию, но и научиться решать управленческие задачи. Чтобы продемонстрировать постоянно возрастающее значение навыков управления, авторы разработали специальные модули для их формирования, которые составили отдельный раздел в конце этой книги. Благодаря тщательно продуманной структуре текста, большому количеству примеров из реальной практики и простоте стиля изложения эта книга окажется полезной очень широкому кругу читателей: преподавателям менеджмента, студентам, практикующим менеджерам различного уровня, и всем читателям, которых интересуют вопросы развития этой важнейшей области знаний и бизнеса.

A guide integrating the most current strategic management theories and practices, with an array of interactive features. Includes comprehensive cases at the end of each chapter, of companies such as Levi-Strauss and Starbucks, a companion Web site giving students access to online study guides, Internet resources, and more