Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-162) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Management and technological discontinuities -- chapter 3 Mobilisation of managerial actors for discontinuous change Paths forward in the conceptualisation of management -- chapter 4 The research process The relevance of the Finnish paper industry for the study of managing -- chapter 5 Overview of the technological discontinuity in focus -- chapter 6 The actor perspective to the discontinuity: how did management become mobilised? Characterisation of the managerial actors involved in the -- chapter 7 Building a contextual explanatory framework for technological discontinuities -- chapter 8 Further challenges in the study of managing technological discontinuities.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This volume describes how conflicting managerial actors become mobilized to co-operate in situations of discontinuous technological change. These ideas are explored through an in-depth study of the Finnish paper industry.
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Title
Managing technological discontinuities.
International Standard Book Number
0415178533
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Paper industry-- Technological innovations-- Finland.