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- Adler, Niclas, et al.
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Collaborative Research: Strategic Intents and Actual Practices
- 2004. - 1st Edition
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In: Collaborative Research in Organizations: Foundations for learning, change, and theoretical development. - Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc. - 1412983673 - 9781412983679 - 0761928634 - 9780761928638 ; , s. 54-68
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Management science, founded by reflexive practicing managers, is defined today by a discourse dominated and driven by academics’ ideals on theoretical and methodological rigor. However, various stakeholders call for a renewal by the introduction of different collaborative research approaches. Besides questions on ontology, epistemology, and rigor, two fundamental questions still lack a convincing answer: 1. Can management research contribute to management practice? If so, can practicing managers be convinced of the added value of management research? 2. Can management research gain from true collaboration with organizations? If so, can academic researchers be convinced of the added value of the true collaboration in management research? These questions need to be answered not only through academic debates and stakeholder statements but also through real experimentation and reflection based on the results of the collaborations. This chapter uses a series of experiments with collaborative and interdisciplinary management research that have been performed since 1988 at a group of Swedish universities involving Swedish companies and organizations. By using illustrations from the experiments and their formation, the chapter discusses and analyzes how the strategic discourse and intent expressed by stakeholders are put into action from the perspective of a research organization pursuing a collaborative approach.
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- Engwall, Mats, et al.
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The Cheetah Strategy: Saving Projects in Crises
- 2004
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In: Collaborative Research in Organizations: Foundations for learning, change, and theoretical development. - Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc. - 1412983673 - 9781412983679 - 0761928634 - 9780761928638 ; , s. 254-265
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Development projects are dynamic endeavors. The process of creating a new product, or developing a new business, cannot be planned in all of its details (Kreiner, 1995; Spender & Kessler, 1995). During the execution of development projects, the environmental conditions usually change over time (Kreiner, 1995). Prerequisites are modified, new market windows are opened, old market windows are closed, serendipitous knowledge is developed (Lindkvist, Söderlund, & Tell, 1998), preferences are adjusted (Baier, March, & Saetren, 1986), objectives are reinterpreted, possibilities emerge, and unpredicted problems are discovered (Dalton, 1959).
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- Sandberg, Robert, et al.
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Product innovation in a solutions business: Leveraging on corporate consulting
- 2004
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In: Collaborative Research in Organizations: Foundations for learning, change, and theoretical development. - Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc. - 1412983673 - 9781412983679 - 0761928634 - 9780761928638 ; , s. 300-312
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- “We offer customer solutions, not just products” is a common formulation in mission statements of many organizations today. The growing interest in a customer solutions strategy is based on the increasing service content in many organizations’ offerings (Normann, 2001); increased business complexity, privatization, and outsourcing (Davies et al., 2001); and means of moving the business focus from the products to the customers (Hax & Wilde, 1999; Vandermerwe, 2000). In the business-to-business segment, the customer-centric logic of a solutions business is often represented in a stand-alone consulting business. Based on Good (1985), we use the term corporate consulting to designate this type of consulting unit. IBM is often cited as an illustration of a firm that has successfully transformed itself from a provider of hardware-based products to more software-based services (see, e.g., Normann, 2001; Vandermerwe, 2000). The “new” IBM is built around the service organization IBM Global Services, a corporate consultancy in part, which accounts for approximately 40% of IBM's total revenues. More important, the services provided, such as business consulting, information technology (IT) consulting, and outsourcing, are seen as a central mechanism for leveraging the technological capabilities of the parent organization.
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- Stymne, Bengt, et al.
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Collaborative Research Through an Executive Ph.D. Program
- 2004. - 1st Edition
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In: Collaborative Research in Organizations: Foundations for learning, change, and theoretical development. - Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc. - 1412983673 - 9781412983679 - 0761928634 - 9780761928638 ; , s. 101-116
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A manager is an actor who acts to control and influence the actions of others to obtain certain ends. Managers are assumed to base their actions on their often implicit conceptions of how their world hangs together and about information regarding the situation in which they are acting. A management scientist or researcher is an actor who produces explicit theories and models explaining how the world of managers hangs together. To be valid, scientific models have to be justifiable in terms of known facts. Therefore, an important part of the actions of management researchers is to make investigations to find empirical evidence. We hold that managers can develop the capability to act more effectively by using explicit models of how things hang together as a basis for their actions. For an explicit model to be a basis for action, it has to be internalized, understood, and accepted by the manager. Models that are explicit, internalized, understood, and accepted by the manager we call actionable knowledge in this chapter (Babüroglo & Ravn, 1992).
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- Stymne, Bengt
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Travels in the Borderland of Academy and Industry
- 2004. - 1st Edition
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In: Collaborative Research in Organizations: Foundations for learning, change, and theoretical development. - Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc. - 1412983673 - 9781412983679 - 0761928634 - 9780761928638 ; , s. 37-53
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The port town of Gävle, which during the years following the end of World War II had once been assigned staple privileges for the northern part of Sweden, epitomizes the meeting between the academy and industry. Of course, at that time, the imposing caserns at Kungsbäck, on the western fringe of the town, had not yet been transformed into a regional university but rather still housed the 14th infantry regiment. My academy was the “Public Higher Institution of Learning.” The school building had a flight of curved steps leading down to the “Rådhus esplanade” (town hall esplanade) that stretched down from the theater built in a classical style in the north to the well-proportioned magistrates building by the river in the south. Not that we were allowed to enter the school by the main entrance at that time; we had to use the back doors from the schoolyard. However, after 8 years of study, the main door would open for the pupils who had passed the scrutiny of the censors so that they could descend the steps, shining white caps on their heads (as a token of having passed the “student exam”), to family and friends who awaited them in the crowd assembled among the abundance of spring flowers by the esplanade's sparkling fountains. For some, the wait was somewhat anxious because a few of the pupils, even on that joyous day, would have to leave bare-headed by the back door.
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- Björkman, Hans
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Service Innovation : A Collaborative Approach
- 2004. - 1st Edition
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In: Collaborative Research in Organizations : Foundations for learning, change, and Theoretical Development. - : Sage. - 9781412983679 - 9780761928638 ; , s. 266-284
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This chapter is a story about the development and use of a new service innovation tool at SIF, the Swedish trade union for white-collar workers in industry, following a collaborative research endeavor. SIF is a politically independent trade union that organizes white-collar employees in the manufacturing, construction, computer, and consulting industries. Maybe this story could have taken place in many different kinds of organizations. However, the specific background and context are important. SIF is the major industrial white-collar trade union in Sweden. The organization, with a growing number of members and strong financial resources, is among the leading unions in Sweden. However, the traditional trade union role—basically, to represent its members—is not sufficient anymore. The challenge is not to substitute the representative role but rather to combine representation with provision of advice and tools to individuals. These multiple roles may have been an important factor behind the professionalization of the unions given that highly specialized services need to be developed (and sometimes even provided) by experts. Because the membership fee level cannot be changed dramatically, trade unions basically meet the same challenges as do private companies in terms of efficiency and effectiveness.
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- Kylén, Sven, 1959, et al.
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The Collaborative Development of Leader@Site
- 2004
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In: Collaborative Research in Organizations - Foundations for Learning, Change, and Theoretical Development. - 9780761928638 ; , s. 285-299
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- Svensson, Charlotta, et al.
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The dual role of the insider action researcher
- 2004
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In: Collaborative research in organizations: foundations for learning, change, and theoretic development. - New York : Sage Publications. - 9781412983679 - 9780761928621 ; , s. 117-133
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