The Nature and Dynamics of Organizational Capabilities

Contents......Page 8
List of Figures......Page 10
List of Tables......Page 11
Notes on Contributors......Page 13
Introduction: The Nature and Dynamics of Organizational Capabilities......Page 16
Part I......Page 38
Introduction to Part I. Organizational Capabilities......Page 40
1. Talking about Routines in the Field......Page 42
2. Repositories of Knowledge in Franchise Organizations......Page 66
3. Appropriability and the Challenge of Scope......Page 84
4. Limited Inquiry and Intelligent Adaptation in Semiconductor Manufacturing......Page 114
Part II......Page 140
Introduction to Part II. The Development of New Capabilities......Page 142
5. In Search of Dynamic Capabilities......Page 144
6. Measuring Competence? Exploring Firm Effects in Drug Discovery......Page 170
7. Managing the Development and Transfer of Process Technologies in the Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry......Page 198
Part III......Page 224
Introduction to Part III. The Evolution of Organizational Capabilities and their Social Roots......Page 226
8. The ‘Abominable Ohno Production System’. Competences, Monitoring, and Routines in Japanese Production Systems......Page 228
9. Evolution of Manufacturing Systems and Ex post Dynamic Capabilities......Page 259
10. Transfer and Replication of Organizational Capabilities......Page 296
Part IV......Page 324
Introduction to Part IV. Perspectives on Capabilities......Page 326
11. How Technological Competencies Help Define the Core of the Firm......Page 328
12. Dynamic Capabilities and Strategic Management......Page 349
13. Organizational Capabilities in Complex Worlds......Page 378
C......Page 396
E......Page 397
I......Page 398
M......Page 399
P......Page 400
R......Page 401
T......Page 402
V......Page 403
Z......Page 404