Monthly Archives: September 2010

Theoretical foundation: Strategy as Practice

In our last post on theoretical foundations we described dynamic capabilities. While the dynamic capability perspective can be regarded as the main-stream view in strategic management research, we want to present today an emerging stream: strategy as practice. The dynamic-capabilities … Continue reading

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Dictionary on terminology

In our research we have found that there is also a strong practitioner and research community in France, Germany and Spain. To facilitate finding and understanding relevant articles we have put together a small dictionary that gives you the translations … Continue reading

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Theoretical foundation: Dynamic Capabilities

The dynamic-capabilities theory has been introduced by David J. Teece as an extension of the resource-based view of the theory of the firm. The resource-based view proposes that the ability of a firm to create and maintain a competitive advantage … Continue reading

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Technology Scouting – from insight to action

Organizational future orientation is build through identifying and interpreting change in the environment and systematically taking action to build a competitive advantage. One tool which we want to discuss today is Technology Scouting. The general idea of technology scouting is … Continue reading

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