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Organization, Evolution, Cognition and Dynamic Capabilities
Nooteboom, B. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2007
Using insights from ‘embodied cognition’ and a resulting ‘cognitive theory of the firm’, I aim to contribute to the … cognitive ‘focusing device’. Here, cognition has a wide meaning, including perception, interpretation, sense making, and value …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011091884
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Economic emergence: An evolutionary economic perspective
Foster, John; Metcalfe, J. Stan - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 82 (2012) 2, pp. 420-432
The standard neoclassical approach to economic theorising excludes, by definition, economic emergence and the related phenomenon of entrepreneurship. We explore how the most economic of human behaviours, entrepreneurship, came to be largely excluded from mainstream economic theory. In contrast,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010576973
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Organization, Evolution, Cognition and Dynamic Capabilities
Nooteboom, B. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2006
Using insights from 'embodied cognition' and a resulting 'cognitive theory of the firm', I aim to contribute to the … 'focusing device'.Here, cognition has a wide meaning, including perception, interpretation, sense making, and value judgements …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011092839
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Routines during an organizational change: a study on dynamics and its effects
Peigné, Paul - HAL - 2013
In their quest for deeper insight into organizations, for some years now a great deal of researchers have focused on the concept of routines. Routines enable researchers to make out some of the dynamics which govern the organization, by fostering stability or , on the contrary, favoring...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010898790
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Preparing for business model change: the “pre-stage” finding
Cavalcante, Sérgio - In: Journal of Management and Governance 18 (2014) 2, pp. 449-469
The purpose of this paper is to investigate managers’ initiatives in the context of an emergent technology and their effect on the business models of firms. Building on four case studies of organizations interested in using an emergent technology for commercial purposes, this study applies a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010989463
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REFLEXIVITY AND INNOVATION: CONFLICTING COUNTERPARTS?
JAIN, ANIL K.; HALLENSLEBEN, TOBIAS; MANGER, DANIELA - In: International Journal of Innovation and Technology … 10 (2013) 06, pp. 1340026-1
The paper discusses the relationship between learning, innovation and (institutional) reflexivity. It is often held … that reflexivity is a crucial factor for learning and innovation processes. However, a rather formalistic approach to … also inhibit innovation. This is especially the case when reflexive tools are abused to push performance only. In order to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011010928
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Do firms innovate through integrated modular designs? Disentangling the effects of types of modularity on types of innovation
Todorova, Gergana; Durisin, Boris - KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and … - 2009
and through both incremental and architectural innovation. There is little empirical evidence, however, on whether modular … modelling and data from 233 firms, we find that partial modular designs harm incremental and architectural innovation. Only …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008694486
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Disentangling the effects of organizational capabilities, innovation and firm size on SME sales growth
Uhlaner, Lorraine; Stel, André; Duplat, Valérie; … - In: Small Business Economics 41 (2013) 3, pp. 581-607
This paper focuses on certain drivers of SME sales growth related to knowledge and innovation. Building on the dynamic … activities) predict sales growth, and if so, whether such effects are mediated by process and/or product innovation. Based on … family business), we conclude that external sourcing has direct effects on both product and process innovation, with an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010865483
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The Long-Term Sustenance of Sustainability Practices in MNCs: A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective of the Role of R&D and Internationalization
Chakrabarty, Subrata; Wang, Liang - In: Journal of Business Ethics 110 (2012) 2, pp. 205-217
What allows MNCs to maintain their sustainability practices over the long-term? This is an important but under-examined question. To address this question, we investigate both the development and sustenance of sustainability practices. We use the dynamic capabilities perspective, rooted in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010868072
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Dynamic capabilities and firm performance in a financial crisis
Makkonen, Hannu; Pohjola, Mikko; Olkkonen, Rami; … - In: Journal of Business Research 67 (2014) 1, pp. 2707-2719
literature on dynamic capabilities, organizational change, and innovation in the context of organizational performance and …
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