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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826571103321

Autore

Kodama Mitsuru <1957->

Titolo

Project-based organization in the knowledge-based society / / Mitsuru Kodama

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Imperial College Press, 2007

ISBN

1-281-12059-6

9786611120597

1-86094-864-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (285 p.)

Collana

Series on technology management ; ; v. 12

Disciplina

658.4012

658.404

Soggetti

Project management

High technology industries - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-268) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface and Acknowledgement; Contents; 1. Project-based Organizations; 2. Project Networks as Marketing Innovation - The Challenge of the Mobile Communications Businesses; 3. Boundary Innovation through Project Networks - J-Phone and Sharp Take on the Challenge of Camera-Loaded Mobile Phone Development; 4. Radical Innovation through Integrative Competencies of Project-based Organization: Case Study of Mitsubishi Electric; 5. Business Model Innovation through Boundary Management: Case Study of PlayStation by Sony; 6. Boundaries Synchronization: Case Study of Matsushita Electric and Canon

7. Use of Project Formation to Stimulate Innovation in a Traditional Big Business: Case Study of Communications Businesses in Japan8. Innovation by Project-based Organizations; 9. Implications and Conclusions; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

With the development of information technology in recent years, there is a growing need to merge different technologies and services, to develop products, services and business models that span different industries. Corporations must have processes through which they can access share, and integrate diverse knowledge. In this book, the author



proposes a dynamic yet practical method for project leaders to integrate diverse knowledge distributed on projects network to develop new products, services and business models. Case studies on companies such as Vodafone, SHARP, Mitsubishi Electric, Canon,