Gaining advanced manufacturing technologies' benefits: the roles of organization design and culture

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The literature on advanced manufacturing technologies (AMTs) shows that a wide range of outcomes have been experienced by organizations that have adopted these technologies, ranging from implementation failure to increased productivity and enhanced organizational flexibility. This article examines the roles that organization design and culture play in the varying levels of success exprienced by AMT-adopting organizations. Several hypotheses are presented on the relationships among culture, structure, and implementation outcomes based on the competing values model of organizational culture. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

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Squeezing harder doesn't always work: continuing the search for consistency in innovation research

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Organizations, like sponges, must have the capacity to absorb inputs in order to generate outputs. Researchers have developed theories of organizational absorptive capacity; researchers have also developed models of the effective generation of new products. The challenge lies in integrating the two research streams. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

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All for one and one for all? The development and transfer of power across organizational levels

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Power across all levels of the organization is discussed.

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