When is virtual virtuous? Organizing for innovation

Henry W. Chesbrough; David J. Teece

doi:10.1142/9789812796929_0007

When is virtual virtuous? Organizing for innovation

Henry W. Chesbrough
, David J. Teece

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Champions of Yirteal corporations are urging managers to subcontract anything and everything. All over the world, companies are jumping on the bandwagon, decentralizing, downsizing, and forging alliances to pursue innovation. Why is the idea of the virtual organization so tantalizing? Because we have come to believe that bureaucracy is bad and flexibility is good. And so it follows that a company that invests in as little as possible will be more responsive to a changing marketplace and more likely to attain global competitive advantage.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Essays in Technology Management and Policy
Subtitle of host publication	Selected Papers of David J. Teece
Publisher	World Scientific Publishing Co.
Pages	189-203
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9789812796929
ISBN (Print)	9810244460, 9789810244460
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1142/9789812796929_0007
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2003
Externally published	Yes

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