Getting New Things Done: Networks, Brokerage, and the Assembly of Innovative Action
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (571 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0804760500 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A company rolls out a new product line. Organizations recognize and reward this fact by leaning ever more heavily on collaboration, particularly when it comes to getting new things done. Our networksand how we work themcreate vital ties that bind. Disentangling brokerage from network structure and building on his theoretical work regarding tertius iungens, David Obstfeld explains how actors with diverse interests, expertise, and skills leverage their personal and intellectual connections to create new ventures and products with extraordinary results.. And yet, we understand little about the social dimension of these undertakings. This book offers a framework that explains how innovators use network processes to broker knowledge and mobilize action.How well they do so directly influences the outcome of attempts to innovate, especially when a project is not tied to prescribed organizational routines. Two firms form a partnership. An entrepreneur launches a business. Th
"This is a fascinating, elegantly written book. A vital contribution that serves up challenges and tools for future research." (Ted Baker Rutgers Business School)"Getting New Things Done illuminates the invisible, relational work of orchestrating knowledge and network processes central to innovation. It is exceptionally rich in the way it combines multiple intellectual traditions and grounds them in close ethnographic observation. Taking no shortcuts, Obstfeld's scholarly tour de force is eminently readable and truly practical. This book's novel theoryrooted in already impactful organizational scholarshipdeepens our understanding of networks and brokerage in particular." (Philip C. Edmondson Harvard Business Sch
David Obstfeld is Associate Professor of Management in The Mihaylo College of Business and Economics at California State University, Fullerton. His research examines knowledge-intensive, network-based social processes that result in organizational change and innovation. . Previously, he served as Direct