Knowledge Integration and Innovation
Critical Challenges Facing International Technology-Based Firms
Published on 11. August 2011
Book
Hardback
310 pages
978-0-19-969392-4 (ISBN)
Description
Technology-based firms continue to compete primarily on innovation, and one continuously required to present new solutions to an exacting market. As technological complexity and specialization intensifies, firms increasingly need to integrate and co-ordinate knowledge by means of project groups, diversified organizations, inter-organizational partnerships, and strategic alliances. Innovation processes have progressively become interdisciplinary, collaborative, inter-organizational, and international, and a firm's ability to synthesize knowledge across disciplines, organizations, and geographical locations has a major influence on its viability and success.
This book demonstrates how knowledge integration is crucial in facilitating innovation within modern firms. This book provides original, detailed empirical studies of prerequisites, mechanisms, and outcomes of knowledge integration processes on several organizational levels, from key individuals, projects, and internal organizations, to collaboration between firms. It stresses the need to understand knowledge integration as a multi-level phenomenon, which requires a broad repertoire of organizational and technical means. It further clarifies the need for strong internal capabilities for exploiting external knowledge, reveals how costs of knowledge integration affect outcomes and strategic decisions, and discusses the managerial implications of fostering knowledge integration, providing practical guidance and support for managers of knowledge integration in high technology enterprises.
This book demonstrates how knowledge integration is crucial in facilitating innovation within modern firms. This book provides original, detailed empirical studies of prerequisites, mechanisms, and outcomes of knowledge integration processes on several organizational levels, from key individuals, projects, and internal organizations, to collaboration between firms. It stresses the need to understand knowledge integration as a multi-level phenomenon, which requires a broad repertoire of organizational and technical means. It further clarifies the need for strong internal capabilities for exploiting external knowledge, reveals how costs of knowledge integration affect outcomes and strategic decisions, and discusses the managerial implications of fostering knowledge integration, providing practical guidance and support for managers of knowledge integration in high technology enterprises.
Reviews / Votes
Well written and easily readable ... Managers will profit from the recommendations, if only in the sense to widen their perspectives, and researchers with interests in knowledge management and interface management gain access to a particular stream of knowledge integration research together with some interesting proposals for further study. * Klaus Brockhoff, R&D Management * This book is an impressive achievement and tribute to the power of multidisciplinary longitudinal research. Through penetrating case studies and systematic literature reviews, the KITE researchers make an outstanding contribution to knowledge integration and innovation in businesses and industries * Andrew Van de Ven, University of Minnesota *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
631 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-969392-4 (9780199693924)
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Persons
Christian Berggren has written or co-authored several books on production and product development in international firms, such as The Volvo experience (MacMillan, 1992), The Resilience of Corporate Japan (Sage, 1997), Being local world-wide - ABB and the challenge of global management (Cornell, 1999), as well as many publications in journal such as Creativity and Innovation Management, Industrial and Corporate Change, Research Policy, R&D Management, Sloan Management Review, Technology Analysis, and Strategic Management and Technovation. His current research focuses on technological competition, innovation, and knowledge integration in the automotive industry
Anna Bergek is a research leader within the KITE research programme at Linkoeping University. She has an MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management and a PhD in Technology Management. She has published articles on industry dynamics, firm strategy in relation to technical change, and innovation and energy policy in journals such as Energy Policy, Industrial and Corporate Change, Research Policy, Technovation and Technology Analysis, and Strategic Management. Her current research focuses discontinuous innovation in mature phases of the industry life cycle.
Lars Bengtsson is also Professor within a PhD school at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm. He holds an MSc in Engineering Physics and a PhD in Industrial Management and Work Science. He has published many articles and books on the subjects of continuous improvements, manufacturing strategies, and outsourcing. His current research focuses the significance of manufacturing competence, logistics management, and outsourcing for the innovation capability of industrial firms.
Michael Hobday's research interests include project based innovation in high value complex products and systems. As well as many journal publications, he is the author of various books including Innovation in East Asia: The Challenge to Japan (Edward Elgar, 1997), co-author of The Business of Projects: Managing Innovation in Complex Products and Systems (with Andrew Davies, Cambridge University Press, 2005), and co-editor of The Business of Systems Integration (with Andrea Prencipe and Andrew Davies, Oxford University Press, 2003).
Jonas Soederlund was educated at Linkoeping University, Harvard Business School, and MIT. Dr Soederlund has researched and published widely on the management and organization of projects and project-based firms and the evolution of project competence, including papers in Organization Studies, Human Resource Management, International Journal of Innovation Management and International Business Review. He is the author or co-author of five books and one of the editors of The Oxford Handbook on Project Management.
Anna Bergek is a research leader within the KITE research programme at Linkoeping University. She has an MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management and a PhD in Technology Management. She has published articles on industry dynamics, firm strategy in relation to technical change, and innovation and energy policy in journals such as Energy Policy, Industrial and Corporate Change, Research Policy, Technovation and Technology Analysis, and Strategic Management. Her current research focuses discontinuous innovation in mature phases of the industry life cycle.
Lars Bengtsson is also Professor within a PhD school at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm. He holds an MSc in Engineering Physics and a PhD in Industrial Management and Work Science. He has published many articles and books on the subjects of continuous improvements, manufacturing strategies, and outsourcing. His current research focuses the significance of manufacturing competence, logistics management, and outsourcing for the innovation capability of industrial firms.
Michael Hobday's research interests include project based innovation in high value complex products and systems. As well as many journal publications, he is the author of various books including Innovation in East Asia: The Challenge to Japan (Edward Elgar, 1997), co-author of The Business of Projects: Managing Innovation in Complex Products and Systems (with Andrew Davies, Cambridge University Press, 2005), and co-editor of The Business of Systems Integration (with Andrea Prencipe and Andrew Davies, Oxford University Press, 2003).
Jonas Soederlund was educated at Linkoeping University, Harvard Business School, and MIT. Dr Soederlund has researched and published widely on the management and organization of projects and project-based firms and the evolution of project competence, including papers in Organization Studies, Human Resource Management, International Journal of Innovation Management and International Business Review. He is the author or co-author of five books and one of the editors of The Oxford Handbook on Project Management.
Editor
, Professor in Industrial Management, Linkoeping University, and Director of the KITE research programme
, Associate Professor of Industrial Management, Linkoeping University, and founding member of the KITE research programme
, Professor in Innovation Management, the University of Gaevle, Sweden and founding member and research leader of the KITE research programme
, Professor of Innovation Management at CENTRIM (Centre for Research in Innovation Management), Brighton University
, Professor at BI Norwegian School of Management and founding member of the KITE research programme
Content
INTRODUCTION; PART I: PEOPLE AND PROCESSES; PART II: PROJECTS AND PARTNERSHIPS; PART III: STRATEGIES AND OUTCOMES; CONCLUSION