{"product_id":"creating-dynamic-capabilities-markus-alsleben-9781480121997","title":"Creating Dynamic Capabilities: R\u0026D Network Management for Globally Distributed Research and Development in the Software Industry","description":"The sustainable long-term growth and survival of a corporation can only be achieved through the ongoing creation of innovative products and services. This is especially true in today's global software industry, which is characterized by ever-shorter product cycles, intense global competition and knowledge-intense research and development (R\u0026amp;D). The effective organization and management of a corporate R\u0026amp;D function in a software enterprise has thus become a key success factor for sustainable competitive advantages. This doctoral dissertation submitted to the City University of Hong Kong, designs, implements and evaluates an organizational transformation and its supporting framework for a globally dispersed R\u0026amp;D organization in the software industry as part of a two-year longitudinal case study at SAP, one of world's largest software companies. Based on the action design research methodology, this cross-disciplinary participatory case study, which draws from the areas of strategic management, global R\u0026amp;D management, organizational theory and organizational change management, to take a systematic approach to investigate this phenomenon and obtain a normative model of global R\u0026amp;D organizational enhancements. The book is therefore aimed at both academics and managers of global R\u0026amp;D organizations, who intend to obtain a comprehensive understanding of globally dispersed R\u0026amp;D and methods to improve organizational efficiency of global R\u0026amp;D.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Markus Alsleben\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1480121991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480121997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.93d","brand":"Markus Alsleben","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800281854207,"sku":"9781480121997","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/creating-dynamic-capabilities-markus-alsleben-9781480121997","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}