Month: July 2015

Stakeholder Positioning and Cultural Diversity In The Creative Sector

The ‘creative sector’ is an important driver of ongoing innovation and economic growth (Cooke & Lazzeretti, 2008; Jaw, Chen & Chen, 2012). A recent study with Annemarie Kamp (currently with PWC) focused  on ‘modern architecture’ as an exemplary creative segment within the creative sector, characterized by its plurality of strongly networked organizations with ties to both arts and engineering and …

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Bridging firm-internal boundaries for innovation

Knowledge flowing across firm-internal (unit) boundaries is an essential contribution to an organization’s innovative performance. Knowledge, unfortunately, does not cross firm-internal boundaries as a matter of course. The different contacts an individual maintains in a firm’s instrumental-formal and expressive-informal networks defines their personal communication profile – a profile that may or may not match their …

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Innovation Networks: Managing the Networked Organization (2015)

Innovation Networks: Managing the Networked Organization (2015) explains networks and how managers and organizations can navigate them to produce successful strategic innovation outcomes. This concise book is vital reading for students of business and management as well as managers and executives. It draws on on insights from social network theory; insights sharpened by research in a number …

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