Across all industries, smart, connected products – such as connected cars, machines and plants – are changing the way manufacturing companies interact with their customers and ultimately run their businesses. This new generation of offerings results from the merging of the physical and digital worlds, often referred to as the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT …
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This article briefly summarizes the study “The Effects of Process Orientation on Exploitative and Explorative Innovation”, by D. Weitlaner and M. Kohlbacher, which will be presented at the 32nd Annual International Conference of the Strategic Management Society, which will take place in Prague, October 7-9, 2012. The presentation of the paper will take place in …
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This article is a brief summary of the paper “Dynamic Capabilities through Continuous Improvement, Organizational Process Alignment and Innovation” by M. Kohlbacher and M. Ringhofer, which will be presented next week at the 30th Annual International Conference of the Strategic Management Society in Rome (http://rome.strategicmanagement.net). The paper examines the interaction effect of continuous improvement initiatives (e.g. …
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