Author Description
Understanding Industrial and Corporate Change contains pioneering work on technological, organizational, and institutional change from leading theorists and practitioners such as Joseph Stiglitz, Oliver Williamson, Masahiko Aoki, Alfred D. Chandler Jr., and Sidney Winter. Trans-disciplinary in its approach, the book explores three distinct themes: Markets and Organizations; Evolutionary Theory and Technological Change; and Strategy, Capabilities, and Knowledge Management. The chapters are drawn from the journal Industrial and Corporate Change, reflecting the diverse contributions it has published since 1992 in such areas as business history, industrial organization, strategic management, organizational theory, innovation studies, organizational behavior, economics, political science, social psychology, and sociology. Understanding Industrial and Corporate Change provides an accessible account of recent research and theory on technological, organizational, and institutional change for academics and advanced students of Business and Management, Organization Theory, Technology and Innovation Studies, and Industrial Economics.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This volume investigates the mechanisms of technological, organizational, and institutional change within the modern corporate landscape. The editors, David J. Teece, Giovanni Dosi, and Josef Chytry, curate a collection of foundational research from prominent scholars to address how firms adapt to evolving market conditions. By synthesizing perspectives from economics, sociology, and management science, the text provides a framework for understanding the interplay between internal firm capabilities and external industrial shifts.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of markets and organizational structures
- Evolutionary theory applied to technological development
- Strategic management and knowledge management frameworks
- Multidisciplinary research spanning business history and social psychology
Scope Limits
- Does not provide a singular, unified theory of corporate change
- Focuses primarily on academic research rather than practical, step-by-step business advice
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this collection as a significant resource for synthesizing decades of research from the journal Industrial and Corporate Change. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, making it a standard reference for advanced students and researchers in management and innovation studies.
Page Count:
440
Publication Date:
2004-01-01
ISBN-10:
0191533459
ISBN-13:
9780191533457
Business
Economics
Management
Organizational Theory
Principles of Management
Organizational change