Managing technological discontinuities : the case of the Finnish paper industry /

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This volume describes how conflicting managerial actors become mobilized to co-operate in situations of discontinuous technological change. These ideas are explored through an in-depth study of the Finnish paper industry.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Laurila, Juha
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.
Series:Management of technology and innovation.
Subjects:
Paper industry > Technological innovations > Finland.
Technological innovations > Management.
Papier > Industrie > Innovations > Finlande.
Innovations > Gestion.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades.
Paper industry > Technological innovations.
Technische vernieuwing.
Management.
Papierindustrie.
Finland.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • chapter 2 Management and technological discontinuities
  • chapter 3 Mobilisation of managerial actors for discontinuous change Paths forward in the conceptualisation of management
  • chapter 4 The research process The relevance of the Finnish paper industry for the study of managing
  • chapter 5 Overview of the technological discontinuity in focus
  • chapter 6 The actor perspective to the discontinuity: how did management become mobilised? Characterisation of the managerial actors involved in the
  • chapter 7 Building a contextual explanatory framework for technological discontinuities
  • chapter 8 Further challenges in the study of managing technological discontinuities.

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