The Nature and Dynamics of Organizational Capabilities

by Giovanni Dosi (Editor), Richard R. Nelson (Editor), Sidney G. Winter (Editor)

Overview

In this book, the editors and a team of distinguished international contributors analyse the nature of organizational capabilities—how organizations do things, use their knowledge base, and diffuse that knowledge in a competitive environment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199248544
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/07/2002
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	404
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 6.20(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Giovanni Dosi is Professor at the Santa Anna School of Advanced Study, Pisa, Italy. In addition to writing numerous publications, he is an editor on the journal Industrial and Corporate Change, published by Oxford University Press.

Richard R. Nelson is Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University.

Sidney Winter is Professor of Management at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

List of FiguresList of TablesNotes on ContributorsIntroduction: The Nature and Dynamics of Organizational Capabilities, Giovanni Dosi, Richard R. Nelson, Sidney G. WinterPart IIntroduction to Part I. Organizational Capabilities1. Talking about Routines in the Field, Alessandro Narduzzo, Elena Rocco, Massimo Warglien2. Repositories of Knowledge in Franchise Organizations, Linda Argote and Eric Darr3. Appropriability and the Challenge of Scope, Gabriel Szulanski4. Limited Inquiry and Intelligent Adaptation in Semiconductor Manufacturing, M. T. FlahertyPart IIIntroduction to Part II. The Development of New Capabilities5. In Search of Dynamic Capabilities, Gary P. Pisano6. Measuring Competence? Exploring Firm Effects in Drug Discovery, Rebecca Henderson and Iain Cockburn7. Managing the Development and Transfer of Process Technologies in the Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry, Melissa M. Appleyard, Nile W. Hatch, David C. MoweryPart IIIIntroduction to Part III. The Evolution of Organizational Capabilities and their Social Roots8. The 'Abominable Ohno Production System'. Competences, Monitoring, and Routines in Japanese Production Systems, Benjamin Coriat9. Evolution of Manufacturing Systems and Ex-post Dynamic Capabilities, Takahiro Fujimoto10. Transfer and Replication of Organizational Capabilities, Richard Florida and Martin KenneyPart IVIntroduction to Part IV. Perspectives on Capabilities11. How Technological Competencies Help Define the Core of the Firm, Pari Patel, Keith Pavitt12. Dynamic Capabilities and Strategic Management, David J. Teece, Gary Pisano, Amy Shuen13. Organizational Capabilities in Complex Worlds, Daniel LevinthalIndex