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Dynamic capabilities

In organizational theory, dynamic capability is the capability of an organization to purposefully adapt an organization's resource base. The concept was defined by David Teece, Gary Pisano, and Amy Shuen, in their 1997 paper Dynamic Capabilities and Strategic Management, as the firm's ability to engage in adapting, integrating, and reconfiguring internal…

Works, The sensing, seizing, and transforming framework & Intellectual foundations

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The sensing, seizing, and transforming framework

MicrofoundationsResearch and developmentCognitive biasesBusiness modelsUncertainty
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Intellectual foundations

Evolutionary economicsNelsonWinterEdith PenroseThe Theory of the Growth of the Firm
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Relationship to profiting from innovation

ArrowWeb 2.0Network economicsBusiness agilityEisenhardt
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Processes

Hein SchreuderDSMDavid A. Garvin
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related to Further reading · 60
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related to Distinction between dynamic capabilities and ordinary capabilities · 9
Dynamic capabilities → DCV, Dynamic, Eisenhardt, Martin, Qaiyum, Teece, The, Wang, Winter
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Dynamic capabilities → Edith Penrose's The Theory, Firm, Growth, Joseph Schumpeter's, Nelson, Teece's, The, Winter
related to Ordinary capabilities versus dynamic capabilities · 8
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related to Criticisms and debates · 6
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related to Processes · 5
Dynamic capabilities → Arndt, Pierce, Pisano, Shuen, Teece
related to overview · 4
Dynamic capabilities → Amy Shuen, David Teece, Gary Pisano, The
related to Relationship to profiting from innovation · 3
Dynamic capabilities → Teece's, The, When
related to The sensing, seizing, and transforming framework · 3
Dynamic capabilities → Firms, Sensing, Teece
related to Co-specialization · 2
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Kodakinstance ofa pattern consistent with the disruption of firms0.80text
Nokiainstance ofa pattern consistent with the disruption of firms0.80text
and Blockbusterinstance ofa pattern consistent with the disruption of firms0.80text
which had strong operational capabilities but could not transform their organisations when their competitive environments shifted fundamentallyinstance ofa pattern consistent with the disruption of firms0.80text
the Obama08 mobile appinstance ofcrowdfunded open innovations0.80text
Canadainstance ofWilliams have qualitatively developed instruments to measure the dynamic capabilities and Basiouni developed the measurements quantitatively and tested them on many settings and…0.80text
Saudi Arabiainstance ofWilliams have qualitatively developed instruments to measure the dynamic capabilities and Basiouni developed the measurements quantitatively and tested them on many settings and…0.80text
Dynamic capabilitiesrelated to Co-specializationAnother0.60section
Dynamic capabilitiesrelated to Co-specializationFor0.60section
Dynamic capabilitiesrelated to Criticisms and debatesMany0.60section
Dynamic capabilitiesrelated to Criticisms and debatesThe0.60section
Dynamic capabilitiesrelated to Criticisms and debatesEisenhardt0.60section

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