Innovating Organization and Management - New Sources of Competitive Advantage

Informationen zum Autor Nicolai J. Foss is Professor at the Copenhagen Business School and Professor II at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. He was previously Director of the Department of Strategic Management and Globalization at the Copenhagen Business School. Torben Pedersen is Professor of International Business in the Copenhagen Business School's Department of Strategic Management and Globalization. Jacob Pyndt works for Nordea, a leading pan-European bank, where he works on business strategy issues with a primary focus on outsourcing of functions and processes. Majken Schultz is Professor at the Copenhagen Business School and a partner in the Reputation Institute. Klappentext Explains and illustrates through case studies the four key sources of competitive advantage and financial success. Zusammenfassung The search for competitive advantage serves as the basis for organizational strategy. This book argues that there are four key sources of competitive advantage that have not been given the attention they deserve. These points are illustrated through case studies of six Danish firms! including LEGO and Chr. Hansen. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; 1. New sources of competitive advantage; 2. Causes of firm success: from resources to organization and management; 3. LEGO: redefining the boundaries; 4. Vestas: the will to win(d); 5. Coloplast: innovating innovation; 6. Chr. Hansen: collaborative forms under private equity ownership; 7. IC Companys: creative genius and commercial attitudes; 8. NKT Flexibles: global sourcing of R and D innovation; 9. Concluding reflections: innovating organization and management to stay competitive; Index.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Nicolai J. Fos, Nicolai J Foss, Nicolai J. Foss, Nicolai J. (Copenhagen Business School) Foss, Foss Nicolai J., Toben Pedersen, Torben Pedersen, Torben (Copenhagen Business School) Pedersen, Pedersen Torben, Jacob Pyndt, Pyndt Jacob, Majken Schultz, Majken (Copenhagen Business School) Schultz, Schultz Majken
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.12.2011
• EAN: 9781107648227
• ISBN: 978-1-107-64822-7
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft > Management; Entrepreneurship, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning, Business & management, Organizational theory & behaviour, business strategy, Management decision making, Entrepreneurship / Start-ups