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| Author: | Börjesson, S. Elmquist, M. |
| Title: | Developing innovation capabilities: a longitudinal study of a project at Volvo Cars |
| Journal: | Creativity and innovation management
2011 : SEP, VOL. 20:3, p. 171-184 |
| Index terms: | organizational change cars empirical research competition case studies |
| Freeterms: | automobile industry Sweden |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Many large firms struggle to alter and develop their organizational competences. Several discussions are in progress in the literature on what these capabilities comprise, and that they need to be developed. However, less has been considered on how companies can practically develop these capabilities. This paper aims to contribute to organizational capability theory by offering insights derived from an empirical study of the development of organizational capabilities for innovation in large firms. The findings are compared to the theory. The article is based on a longitudinal research of Volvo Cars executed as a long-term collaborative research project. The authors were involved in a two and a half year-project called Vision 2020. The findings emphasize several activities that allowed the changes needed for the development of organizational capabilities. Particularly, the need to develop 'management capability' in terms of both cognition and the propensity to act is highlighted. |
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