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How Do Design-Thinking and Agents' Roles Matter to Generate Predictive Knowledge in Organizations?

This study explores how organizational design and agents' roles affect the ability to generate predictive knowledge necessary for achieving strategic goals in dynamic organizational environments. Through an analysis of 20 cases in the IP value chain …

Organizing for good

In today’s business world, organizational structure is more important than ever. ⁣⁣And when it comes to organizations serving needs in environments afflicted by natural disasters or wars, the stakes are even higher.

Cui Bono Cui Malo? Contractual Complementarity for Rent Appropriation in Strategic Outsourcing

With the rise of strategic outsourcing, the distribution of skills and competences between partners grows increasingly uneven.This misalignment reflects the complex distribution of responsibilities under outsourcing arrangements.Because each firm in …

Framing Technology Licensing

The paper investigates the role of frames and managerial capabilities on technology licensing decision-making. Based on a qualitative study involving 15 very large organizations, the research finds that frames guide the development of organizational …