Management of Convergence in Innovation (eBook)

Preface 7
Contents Overview 9
Table of Contents 10
List of Figures 14
List of Tables 16
1 Introduction 18
1.1 Background and motivation 19
1.2 Research problem 24
1.3 Research objective 29
1.4 Research design 31
1.5 Outline of the thesis 39
2 Fundamentals of convergence and innovation 41
2.1 Convergence as a managerial issue 42
2.2 Determining the phenomenon 51
2.3 Innovative dynamics of convergence 57
3 An evolutionary perspective on convergence 66
3.1 Idiosyncratic dynamics 66
3.2 Augmenting stages of convergent rule change 71
3.3 Coevolutionary change of strategic vectors 82
3.4 Patterns of endogenous transition 89
3.5 Exogenous dynamics and industrial inflections 99
3.6 An integrated framework of evolutionary dynamics 115
3.7 From challenge to practice 117
4 Capabilities for coevolutionary contingency 121
4.1 Aligning horizontally for developing vertically 125
4.2 Orchestrating ecosystems and reciprocal incentives 136
4.3 Protecting complementarity against redundancy 149
4.4 Reorganizing the firm for convergence 156
4.5 Reinventing the firm for convergence 164
4.6 Managerial commonalities 170
5 Managing through cycles of convergence 178
5.1 Deriving managerial guidelines 178
5.2 Cyclical determinants of convergence 189
5.3 Transfer and application of the cyclical model 198
6 Conclusions 212
6.1 Discussion of results 213
6.2 Outlook 217
Appendix 221
References 231
Name Index 259
Subject Index 266