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Super-Flexibility for Knowledge Enterprises

By: Bahrami, Homa [author.].
Contributor(s): Evans, Stuart [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.Description: XVIII, 194 p. 20 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783540267317.Subject(s): Business | Management | Organization | Planning | Information technology | Business -- Data processing | Business and Management | Management | Organization | IT in BusinessDDC classification: 658 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
The Need for Super-Flexibility -- Conceptual Foundations of Super-Flexibility -- The Research Laboratory: Silicon Valley's Knowledge Ecosystem -- Recycling: Life after Death in the Ecosystem -- Maneuvering: Navigating a Dynamic Trajectory -- Recalibrating: Learning by Exploring and Revising -- Orgitechting: Balancing Hard Wire and Soft Glue -- Aligning: Placing an Iron Hand into a Velvet Glove -- Transitioning Guidelines: Evolving from Dukedoms to Ecosystems -- References and Additional Readings.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: Living with uncertainty is an everyday reality for most business entities today. This is especially the case for knowledge-intensive enterprises, such as those in technology, financial services, biotechnology and telecommunications, where new innovations and shifting customer preferences can radically change competitive dynamics. The focus of the book is on how knowledge enterprises can harness uncertainty by becoming super-flexible. Based on over 20 years of field research and practical experience in Silicon Valley’s technology ecosystem, the authors present conceptual frameworks, illustrative examples and practical lessons for strategizing, organizing and managing knowledge-based enterprises in turbulent settings.
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The Need for Super-Flexibility -- Conceptual Foundations of Super-Flexibility -- The Research Laboratory: Silicon Valley's Knowledge Ecosystem -- Recycling: Life after Death in the Ecosystem -- Maneuvering: Navigating a Dynamic Trajectory -- Recalibrating: Learning by Exploring and Revising -- Orgitechting: Balancing Hard Wire and Soft Glue -- Aligning: Placing an Iron Hand into a Velvet Glove -- Transitioning Guidelines: Evolving from Dukedoms to Ecosystems -- References and Additional Readings.

Living with uncertainty is an everyday reality for most business entities today. This is especially the case for knowledge-intensive enterprises, such as those in technology, financial services, biotechnology and telecommunications, where new innovations and shifting customer preferences can radically change competitive dynamics. The focus of the book is on how knowledge enterprises can harness uncertainty by becoming super-flexible. Based on over 20 years of field research and practical experience in Silicon Valley’s technology ecosystem, the authors present conceptual frameworks, illustrative examples and practical lessons for strategizing, organizing and managing knowledge-based enterprises in turbulent settings.

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