Getting New Things Done : Networks, Brokerage, and the Assembly of Innovative Action / David Obstfeld.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Obstfeld, David, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business networks.

Social networks.

Social skills.

Project management.

Technological innovations--Management.

Technological innovations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Our networks—and how we work them—create vital ties that bind. Organizations recognize and reward this fact by leaning ever more heavily on collaboration, particularly when it comes to getting new things done. This book offers a framework that explains how innovators use network processes to broker knowledge and mobilize action. How well they do so directly influences the outcome of attempts to innovate, especially when a project is not tied to prescribed organizational routines. An entrepreneur launches a business. A company rolls out a new product line. Two firms form a partnership. These instances and many more like them dot today's business landscape. And yet, we understand little about the social dimension of these undertakings. Disentangling brokerage from network structure and building on his theoretical work regarding tertius iungens, David Obstfeld explains how actors with diverse interests, expertise, and skills leverage their personal and intellectual connections to create new ventures and products with extraordinary results.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Brokerage in Action

2. Knowledge Articulation

3. Creative Projects

4. Mobilizing for Routine-based Innovation: NewCar’s Manual Shifter Redesign Initiative

5. Mobilizing to Advance Creative Projects: NewCar’s Prototype Parts Purchasing Activity

6. A Deeper Examination of Social Skill

7. Additional Applications and Implications

Appendix 1: Qualitative Methods

Appendix 2: Quantitative Survey Insights

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

9781503603097

1503603091

OCLC:

1178770032