The Differentiated Network
Organizing Multinational Corporations for Value Creation
1st Edition
Published on 5. February 1997
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-7879-0331-2 (ISBN)
Description
Discover a Breakthrough Model for MNCs
In a dynamic global economy, multinational corporations (MNCs) face certain competitive challenges that traditional, hierarchical hub and spoke organizations simply aren't geared to meet. But in this landmark work, Harvard Business School professor Nitin Nohria and London Business School Professor Sumantra Ghoshal present a viable alternative -- the differentiated network. Writing for managers seeking changes in their administrative systems that boost firm performance, and for academics engaged in research organization design, the authors detail how the competitive MNC can fully tap the value creation potential of its globally distributed capabilities.
In a dynamic global economy, multinational corporations (MNCs) face certain competitive challenges that traditional, hierarchical hub and spoke organizations simply aren't geared to meet. But in this landmark work, Harvard Business School professor Nitin Nohria and London Business School Professor Sumantra Ghoshal present a viable alternative -- the differentiated network. Writing for managers seeking changes in their administrative systems that boost firm performance, and for academics engaged in research organization design, the authors detail how the competitive MNC can fully tap the value creation potential of its globally distributed capabilities.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
577 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-0331-2 (9780787903312)
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Persons
NITIN NOHRIA is professor of business administration at the Harvard Business School. He is the co-editor of Fast Forward and Networks and Organizations, and the co-author of Beyond the Hype. His teaching, research and consulting focus on designing and transforming organizations to achieve superior performance. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts. ANUP K. GHOSH is holder of the Robert P. Bauman Chair in Strategic Leadership at the London Business School. He has also taught in the Sloan School, MIT, and at France's INSEAD. Co-author of Managing Across the Borders and other books, his award-winning case stutides, research and consulting focus on the management of large worldwide firms. He lives in London, England.
Content
Preface.
The Differentiated Network.
DISTRIBUTED INNOVATION IN THE DIFFERENTIATED NETWORK.
Distributed Innovation in Multinational Corporations (MNCs).
Optimal Slack for Distributed Innovation.
Creation, Adoption, and Diffusion of Innovations Across the MNC.
DIFFERENTIATION AND INTEGRATION.
Internal Differentiation Within the MNC.
Formal Structure and Shared Values.
Integration Through Interunit Communication.
Integration Through Interpersonal Networks.
LIMITS AND EXTENSIONS OF THE DIFFERENTIATED NETWORK.
Requisite Complexity.
Beyond the Differentiated Network.
Methodological Appendix.
References.
The Author.
Index.
The Differentiated Network.
DISTRIBUTED INNOVATION IN THE DIFFERENTIATED NETWORK.
Distributed Innovation in Multinational Corporations (MNCs).
Optimal Slack for Distributed Innovation.
Creation, Adoption, and Diffusion of Innovations Across the MNC.
DIFFERENTIATION AND INTEGRATION.
Internal Differentiation Within the MNC.
Formal Structure and Shared Values.
Integration Through Interunit Communication.
Integration Through Interpersonal Networks.
LIMITS AND EXTENSIONS OF THE DIFFERENTIATED NETWORK.
Requisite Complexity.
Beyond the Differentiated Network.
Methodological Appendix.
References.
The Author.
Index.