Includes papers that offer a review of inter-organizational relations in alternative approaches to the creation and management of competences. This volume offers an integrative approach to strategy and management theory, research, and practice.

This volume of papers develops the competence perspective on learning and dynamic capabilities development. The first two papers explore how organizational competence and dynamic capabilities can support the competitive position of a firm. The next two papers are devoted to strategic,...

Introduction / Rudy Martens, Aim(c)Øe Heene, Ron Sanchez -- The impact of corporate venturing on a firm's competence modes / J. Henri Burgers, Frans A.J. Van Den Bosch, Henk W. Volberda -- Increasing technological innovation competence through intra-organizational communication networks /...

Introduction / Aim(c)Øe Heene, Rudy Martens, Ron Sanchez -- Learning and capability development : the impact of social capital / Sigrid De Wever -- Reducing the vulnerability of capabilities through interfirm knowledge transfer / Bui Tue Quynh, Rudy Martens -- Moderate systemic inference in...