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The editors, aware of the recent work in evolutionary theory and
the science of chaos and complexity, challenge the sometimes
deterministic flavor of this subject. They are interested in
uncovering the place of agency in these theories that take history
so seriously. In the end, they are as interested in path creation
and destruction as they are in path dependence. This book is
compiled of both theoretical and empirical writings. It shows
relatively well-known industries, such as the automobile,
biotechnology, and semi-conductor industries in a new light. It
also invites the reader to learn more about medical practices, wind
power, lasers, and synthesizers. Primarily written for
academicians, researchers, and Ph.D. students in fields related to
technology management, this book is research-oriented and will
appeal to all managers.
The editors, aware of the recent work in evolutionary theory and
the science of chaos and complexity, challenge the sometimes
deterministic flavor of this subject. They are interested in
uncovering the place of agency in these theories that take history
so seriously. In the end, they are as interested in path creation
and destruction as they are in path dependence.
This book is compiled of both theoretical and empirical writings.
It shows relatively well-known industries, such as the automobile,
biotechnology, and semi-conductor industries in a new light. It
also invites the reader to learn more about medical practices, wind
power, lasers, and synthesizers.
Primarily written for academicians, researchers, and Ph.D.
students in fields related to technology management, this book is
research-oriented and will appeal to all managers.
The capacity for technology businesses to grow and change with the
times is linked to how these businesses develop and market
technological innovations. Despite the importance of technological
changes for corporate vitality, there are documented instances of
corporations failing to capitalize on technological opportunities.
Innovation outcome is contingent upon a match between a firm's
internal capabilities and its external context. Technological
Innovation addresses specific ways in which the slim odds of
corporate success can be enhanced. It analyzes why companies choose
certain new technologies, from a technological, economic, and
institutional perspective. Based on multidisciplinary research on
technological choice, the book bridges research and practice to
provide an enlightening and practical study.
The capacity for technology businesses to grow and change with the
times is linked to how these businesses develop and market
technological innovations. Despite the importance of technological
changes for corporate vitality, there are documented instances of
corporations failing to capitalize on technological opportunities.
Innovation outcome is contingent upon a match between a firm's
internal capabilities and its external context. Technological
Innovation addresses specific ways in which the slim odds of
corporate success can be enhanced. It analyzes why companies choose
certain new technologies, from a technological, economic, and
institutional perspective. Based on multidisciplinary research on
technological choice, the book bridges research and practice to
provide an enlightening and practical study.
The Innovation Journey presents the results of a major longitudinal
study that examined the process of innovation from concept to
implementation of new technologies, products, processes, and
administrative arrangements. Its findings call into question most
of the explanations of the innovation process that have been
proposed in the past.
The Minnesota Innovation Research Program, on which this book is
based, involved over 30 researchers who undertook longitudinal
studies that tracked the development of 14 diverse innovations in
real time and in their natural field settings. Studying its
results, the authors find that the innovation journey is neither
sequential and orderly, nor is it a matter of random trial and
error; rather it is best characterized as a nonlinear dynamic
system.
The system consists of a cycle of divergent and convergent
activities that may be repeated over time and at different
organizational levels if enabling and constraining conditions are
present. This divergent-convergent cycle is found to be the
underlying dynamic that explains the development of corporate
cultures for innovation, learning among innovation team members,
leadership behaviors of top managers or investors, building
relationships and joint ventures with other organizations, and
developing an industrial infrastructure for innovation. Resource
investments and organizational structure enable this innovation
cycle, while external institutional rules and internal focus draw
the boundaries of the journey.
The authors conclude with advice for innovation managers and
entrepreneurs: learn to "go with the flow," because while they can
learn to maneuver through the innovation journey, they
cannotcontrol its flow.
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