From Knowledge Management to Strategic Competence : Assessing Technological, Market and Organisational Innovation

by Tidd, Joe

• ISBN13: 9781848168848
• ISBN10: 1848168845
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-07-31
• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc

Summary

There continues to be much interest in the business and academic communities in the concept of strategic competencies or core capabilities, in other words, how organisations define and differentiate themselves. More recently, this field has fragmented into a number of related disciplines with subtle differences in focus: Knowledge management - how organisations identify, share and exploit their internal competencies, in particular the knowledge of individuals. Organisational learning - the relationship between individual and organisational knowledge and how organisations 'unlearn' past competencies and acquire new competencies. Strategic management - how competencies can be assessed, and how these contribute to performance. Innovation management - how such competencies are translated into new processes, products and services. This book aims to integrate strategic and knowledge management approaches to capability building with the development of competencies by bringing together the latest research and practices from international experts in the field. This third edition has been fully updated with five new chapters.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Edition	p. v
Strategic Competencies	p. 1
Dynamic Capability and Diversification	p. 3
What are Strategic Competencies?	p. 21
The Role of Dynamic Capabilities in Developing Innovation-related Capabilities	p. 43
Market Competencies	p. 65
Brands, Innovation and Growth: The Role of Brands in Innovation and Growth for Consumer Businesses	p. 67
Technological and Market Competencies and Financial Performance	p. 83
Knowledge Management Routines for Innovation Projects: Developing a Hierarchical Process Model	p. 113
Technological Competencies	p. 135
Indicators of Innovation Performance	p. 137
Assessing Technological Competencies	p. 161
The Complex Relations Between Communities of Practice and the Implementation of Technological Innovations	p. 197
Organisational Competencies	p. 223
Managing Competences to Enhance the Effect of Organizational Context on Innovation	p. 225
The Organisation of "Knowledge Bases"	p. 253
Supplier Strategies for Integrated Innovation	p. 281
Developing Competencies	p. 305
Innovation: A Performance Measurement Perspective	p. 307
Learning and Continuous Improvement	p. 343
Creating Value by Generative Interaction	p. 361
Bibliography	p. 387
Index	p. 417
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