... Dosi, Giovanni & Luc Soete (1988): Technical change and international trade. ... more ... Dosi, Giovanni & Luc Soete (1988): Technical change and international trade. In: G. Dosi et al. (eds.): Technical Change and Economic Theory. Pinter Publishers, London. ... (Udarbejdet af JeffMartinussen, Berit Nielsen og Jane Wickmann, Innovation fDansk Teknologisk Institut). ...
Foreword This case is one of a series of cases on strategy, organization and management of techno... more Foreword This case is one of a series of cases on strategy, organization and management of technology headed by Jens Frøslev Christensen at Department of Industrial Economics and Strategy, Copenhagen Business School. The objective of these cases is twofold: to generate empirical inputs from business practice for use in ongoing research as well as in case-teaching exercises within the field of Management of Technology. This case study of Danfoss does not pretend to give a full and final account of Danfoss. The study provides a description of the overall corporate development with a primary focus on changes in corporate organization, strategy and management of technology during the 1990s. There is a bias in the case towards a corporate top-down perspective, while the perspective from the individual divisions is missing. We would like to thank Vice President Hans Jørgen Pedersen and Manager Vibeke Gustafs-son, Danfoss, who have contributed significantly to this case through several int...
We address the notion of 'corporate coherence', recently made prominent by Teece, Rumelt,... more We address the notion of 'corporate coherence', recently made prominent by Teece, Rumelt, Dosi and Winter (1994). We argue that the literature is confused on the meaning of the notion (and similar notions) in a number of dimensions. Drawing on insights from market-process theories, we put forward a dynamic understanding of corporate coherence as involving the corporate capacity to strike a favorable balance between the production and the exploitation of new knowledge. This argument is elaborated drawing on Austrian, evolutionary and post-Marshallian economics.
Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 2004
This book is dedicated to the memory of Keith Pavitt ... The Industrial Dynamics of the New Digit... more This book is dedicated to the memory of Keith Pavitt ... The Industrial Dynamics of the New Digital Economy Edited by Jens Fraslev Christensen Professor in Management of Technology, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark and Peter Maskell Professor of Business Economics, ...
Abstract We address the notion of corporate coherence recently made prominent by Teece et al.(199... more Abstract We address the notion of corporate coherence recently made prominent by Teece et al.(1994. Understanding corporate coherence: theory and evidence. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization23: 1–30). We argue that the literature is confused on the meaning of this notion (and similar notions) along a number of dimensions. Drawing on insights from market-process theories, we propose a dynamic understanding of corporate coherence, an understanding that involves the corporate capacity to strike a favorable ...
This case is the first in a series of company cases on strategy, organization and management of t... more This case is the first in a series of company cases on strategy, organization and management of technology headed by Jens Frøslev Christensen at Department of Industrial Economics and Strategy, Copenhagen Business School. The objective of these cases is twofold: to generate empirical inputs from business practice to both ongoing research and case-teaching exercises within the field of Management of Technology. This case study does not pretend to give a full and final account of Reson A/S. The study provides a broad outline of Reson’s historical development, industrial and competitive context, management, strategy and organization, with special attention to R&D and management of technology. The case builds on interviews with managers at Reson (a chronological list of interviews and interviewees can be found in appendix 1), internal reports and company material. We would like to extend our warmest thanks to R&D manager Steen Bruun and managing director Claus Steenstrup who have made d...
The paper proposes a framework for analyzing assets and inter-asset linkages associated with tech... more The paper proposes a framework for analyzing assets and inter-asset linkages associated with technological innovation. The framework is consistent with a Penrosian view of the firm and draws on recent contributions from both the more general resource-based perspective and the innovation and technology perspective of the firm. Three broad categories of firm assets are distinguished: tradeable resources, technical/functional capabilities and managerial competences. Assets for technological innovation are defined as resources, technical capabilities and managerial competences for developing new products and processes. A taxonomy of generic innovative assets is proposed that distinguishes four generic categories of innovative assets: Scientific research assets, process innovative assets, product innovative application assets and aesthetic design assets. Critical inter-asset linkages are analyzed in terms of inter-asset specificity. It is argued that high degrees of inter-asset specificity provide greater scope for innovation and make higher demands on the innovative assets and their coordination than low degrees of inter-asset specificity. It is moreover suggested that complementary assets not only play the role of assuring proper commercialization of given innovations; they may also play a critical role as a ‘focusing device’ for directing the innovative process. Finally, some implications for strategy in innovative firms are indicated. Thus, the proposed inter-asset framework may help to specify the notion of core competences and provide a more differentiated perspective on innovation strategy and first-mover advantages.
This paper has two objectives. First, we seek to comprehend the overarching patterns of structura... more This paper has two objectives. First, we seek to comprehend the overarching patterns of structural change underlying the hyper-dynamic processes shaping and reconfiguring the Internet services industry during both the Internet hype period in the late 1990s and the ""post-hype'' period after the turn of the millennium. This is done through an empirical account of the evolution in commercial customers'
This paper proposes a conceptual distinction between four generic categories of assets for techno... more This paper proposes a conceptual distinction between four generic categories of assets for technological innovation: 1) scientific research assets, 2) process innovative assets, 3) product innovative application assets, and 4) aesthetic design assets. Technological innovation may sometimes require ...
... Dosi, Giovanni & Luc Soete (1988): Technical change and international trade. ... more ... Dosi, Giovanni & Luc Soete (1988): Technical change and international trade. In: G. Dosi et al. (eds.): Technical Change and Economic Theory. Pinter Publishers, London. ... (Udarbejdet af JeffMartinussen, Berit Nielsen og Jane Wickmann, Innovation fDansk Teknologisk Institut). ...
Foreword This case is one of a series of cases on strategy, organization and management of techno... more Foreword This case is one of a series of cases on strategy, organization and management of technology headed by Jens Frøslev Christensen at Department of Industrial Economics and Strategy, Copenhagen Business School. The objective of these cases is twofold: to generate empirical inputs from business practice for use in ongoing research as well as in case-teaching exercises within the field of Management of Technology. This case study of Danfoss does not pretend to give a full and final account of Danfoss. The study provides a description of the overall corporate development with a primary focus on changes in corporate organization, strategy and management of technology during the 1990s. There is a bias in the case towards a corporate top-down perspective, while the perspective from the individual divisions is missing. We would like to thank Vice President Hans Jørgen Pedersen and Manager Vibeke Gustafs-son, Danfoss, who have contributed significantly to this case through several int...
We address the notion of 'corporate coherence', recently made prominent by Teece, Rumelt,... more We address the notion of 'corporate coherence', recently made prominent by Teece, Rumelt, Dosi and Winter (1994). We argue that the literature is confused on the meaning of the notion (and similar notions) in a number of dimensions. Drawing on insights from market-process theories, we put forward a dynamic understanding of corporate coherence as involving the corporate capacity to strike a favorable balance between the production and the exploitation of new knowledge. This argument is elaborated drawing on Austrian, evolutionary and post-Marshallian economics.
Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 2004
This book is dedicated to the memory of Keith Pavitt ... The Industrial Dynamics of the New Digit... more This book is dedicated to the memory of Keith Pavitt ... The Industrial Dynamics of the New Digital Economy Edited by Jens Fraslev Christensen Professor in Management of Technology, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark and Peter Maskell Professor of Business Economics, ...
Abstract We address the notion of corporate coherence recently made prominent by Teece et al.(199... more Abstract We address the notion of corporate coherence recently made prominent by Teece et al.(1994. Understanding corporate coherence: theory and evidence. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization23: 1–30). We argue that the literature is confused on the meaning of this notion (and similar notions) along a number of dimensions. Drawing on insights from market-process theories, we propose a dynamic understanding of corporate coherence, an understanding that involves the corporate capacity to strike a favorable ...
This case is the first in a series of company cases on strategy, organization and management of t... more This case is the first in a series of company cases on strategy, organization and management of technology headed by Jens Frøslev Christensen at Department of Industrial Economics and Strategy, Copenhagen Business School. The objective of these cases is twofold: to generate empirical inputs from business practice to both ongoing research and case-teaching exercises within the field of Management of Technology. This case study does not pretend to give a full and final account of Reson A/S. The study provides a broad outline of Reson’s historical development, industrial and competitive context, management, strategy and organization, with special attention to R&D and management of technology. The case builds on interviews with managers at Reson (a chronological list of interviews and interviewees can be found in appendix 1), internal reports and company material. We would like to extend our warmest thanks to R&D manager Steen Bruun and managing director Claus Steenstrup who have made d...
The paper proposes a framework for analyzing assets and inter-asset linkages associated with tech... more The paper proposes a framework for analyzing assets and inter-asset linkages associated with technological innovation. The framework is consistent with a Penrosian view of the firm and draws on recent contributions from both the more general resource-based perspective and the innovation and technology perspective of the firm. Three broad categories of firm assets are distinguished: tradeable resources, technical/functional capabilities and managerial competences. Assets for technological innovation are defined as resources, technical capabilities and managerial competences for developing new products and processes. A taxonomy of generic innovative assets is proposed that distinguishes four generic categories of innovative assets: Scientific research assets, process innovative assets, product innovative application assets and aesthetic design assets. Critical inter-asset linkages are analyzed in terms of inter-asset specificity. It is argued that high degrees of inter-asset specificity provide greater scope for innovation and make higher demands on the innovative assets and their coordination than low degrees of inter-asset specificity. It is moreover suggested that complementary assets not only play the role of assuring proper commercialization of given innovations; they may also play a critical role as a ‘focusing device’ for directing the innovative process. Finally, some implications for strategy in innovative firms are indicated. Thus, the proposed inter-asset framework may help to specify the notion of core competences and provide a more differentiated perspective on innovation strategy and first-mover advantages.
This paper has two objectives. First, we seek to comprehend the overarching patterns of structura... more This paper has two objectives. First, we seek to comprehend the overarching patterns of structural change underlying the hyper-dynamic processes shaping and reconfiguring the Internet services industry during both the Internet hype period in the late 1990s and the ""post-hype'' period after the turn of the millennium. This is done through an empirical account of the evolution in commercial customers'
This paper proposes a conceptual distinction between four generic categories of assets for techno... more This paper proposes a conceptual distinction between four generic categories of assets for technological innovation: 1) scientific research assets, 2) process innovative assets, 3) product innovative application assets, and 4) aesthetic design assets. Technological innovation may sometimes require ...
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