Usually firms introduce new technology in an incremental way, wisely seeking to minimise the adverse effects which business and employees might face. However, this is not always the case. Sometimes technological discontinuities occur when radically different technological systems and working practices are implemented, with the possibility of widespread disruption and conflict. This book looks at this topical issue through the experiences of the international giants of the Finnish paper industry - an industry at the cutting edge of fundamental technological innovation.
Usually firms introduce new technology in an incremental way, wisely seeking to minimise the adverse effects which business and employees might face. However, this is not always the case. Sometimes technological discontinuities occur when radically different technological systems and working practices are implemented, with the possibility of widespread disruption and conflict. This book looks at this topical issue through the experiences of the international giants of the Finnish paper industry - an industry at the cutting edge of fundamental technological innovation.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
A senior lecturer at the Helsinki School of Economics, Finland. He has recently finished a three-year research project on management of technology funded by the Academy of Finland. His recent publications include articles in such scholarly journals as Journal of Management Studies, The International Journal of Human Resource Management and Scandinavian Journal of Management.
Inhaltsangabe
Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Management and technological discontinuities Chapter 3 Mobilisation of managerial actors for discontinuous change Chapter 4 The research process Chapter 5 Overview of the technological discontinuity in focus Chapter 6 The actor perspective to the discontinuity Chapter 7 Building a contextual explanatory framework for technological discontinuities Chapter 8 Further challenges in the study of managing technological discontinuities
Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Management and technological discontinuities Chapter 3 Mobilisation of managerial actors for discontinuous change Chapter 4 The research process Chapter 5 Overview of the technological discontinuity in focus Chapter 6 The actor perspective to the discontinuity 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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