From knowledge management to strategic competence : measuring technological, market and organisational innovation / editor, Joe Tidd.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tidd, Joseph, 1960-

Series:

Series on technology management ; vol. 3.

Series on technology management ; vol. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strategic planning.

Core competencies.

Knowledge management.

Organizational learning.

Technological innovations--Management.

Technological innovations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (362 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Imperial College Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The business and academic communities pay much interest to the concept of knowledge management and strategic competencies or core capabilities; that is, how organizations define and differentiate themselves. This book attempts to establish the links between strategic competencies, knowledge management, organizational learning and innovation management - specifically, how an organization identifies, assesses and exploits its competencies, and translates these into new processes, products and services.The contributors to the book include leading researchers and consultants in the field. Adopting

Contents:

Preface; Contents; List of Contributors; PART 1 STRATEGIC COMPETENCIES; Chapter 1 The Competence Cycle: Translating Knowledge Into New Processes, Products And Services; Definition: Identifying and Measuring Competencies; Innovation: Translating Competencies into New Products, Processes and Services; Learning: Acquiring New Competencies; Knowledge acquisition; Information distribution; Organisational memory; Conclusions; Chapter 2 What are Strategic Competencies?; Introduction; Competitive Advantage; Strategic Competencies; ""Find the Hero Inside Yourself""; The valued attributes

The intangible resources which produce the valued attributesDevelopment scenarios; The Results of Empirical Work on the Role of Intangible Assets; A national survey into the contribution which intangible assets make to business success; The results of six case studies using product attributes and the four capabilities framework; The Knowledge-Based View of Strategy; Continuous and discontinuous learning; Conclusion; Appendix 1 The Morgan Car Company Analysis; Chapter 3 Making Strategy Happen; Introduction; Background; Common Pitfalls in Making Strategy Happen

Principles that Underpin StrategyThe sum of individual actions must equal strategy; Less is more; Management must pay attention up-front; Accelerate innovation through a system approach; Bridging Vision and Reality: What is an Innovation Strategy?; Making Choices: Translating Strategy Into Action; Strategic impact and alignment; Risk and return; Resource analysis; Measuring the Progress and Impact of Action; Who does this Right and Why?; Leading Financial Services Concern; Overview; The problem; The approach; The solution; The results; PART 2 MARKET COMPETENCIES

Chapter 4 Brands, Innovation and Growth: The Role of Brands in Innovation and Growth for Consumer BusinessesBenchmarking Business Performance; Benchmarks for Growth; Do Brands Help Growth?; Scope of the Study; The Role of Brands; What the Evidence Shows; Competitiveness and Growth; Brands and Innovation; Competition, Innovation and Growth; Conclusions; Implications for Policy and for Management; Chapter 5 Technological and Market Competencies and Financial Performance; Introduction; Measures of Innovation; Measures of Innovation and Financial Performance; Towards a Synthesis of Measures

ConclusionsPART 3 TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETENCIES; Chapter 6 Technological Indicators of Performance; Introduction; The Major Measures of Technological Activity; Research and Development (R&D); Patenting activity; Direct measurement of innovation; Technical employees; Technological Indicators of Performance: What We Know; Impact of Technological Activities on Firm Performance; Firm size and technological performance; Measuring and mapping technological competencies; Conclusions; Acknowledgement; Chapter 7 Assessing Technological Competencies; General Introduction; Technical Introduction

Company identification and reassignments

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-348) and index.

ISBN:

9781860943058

1860943055

OCLC:

861537655