This paper presents the findings of a longitudinal study large corporation's transition to new business model in face major transformation ICT industry brought about by C loud computing. We build theory on process innovation through qualitative that investigates how an established firm organizes for emerging model. Contrary previous presented spatial separation as optimal structural approach dealing with two competing models, our indicate need recursive iterations between different modes...

Abstract Research summary How firms respond to the emergence of dominant platforms that undermine their competitiveness remains a strategic puzzle. Our longitudinal study shows how one incumbent, Cisco, responded such challenge by creating new platform, Fog, without undermining Cloud, where it played complementor role. By developing process model we reveal firm in peripheral role platform ecosystem can reposition itself through dynamic mix material, symbolic and institutional actions develop...

This paper examines the effect of management innovation on a firm's ability to effectively adopt an emerging core technology. Organizing for technological change is often associated with structural dilemmas incumbents: while contingent solutions such as spatially separated units and parallel organizations have been frequently discussed enablers handling contradictory requirements existing technologies, there empirical evidence that are likely be either unfeasible or unsustainable in cases...

Abstract We develop a psychological perspective on managers’ exploration orientation. Our study suggests that the regulatory focus of managers may in different ways, impact their orientation toward search, risk‐taking, and experimentation. Moreover, we argue these relationships are contingent not only extent to which organizational context fits with motivational disposition managers, but also complexity decision‐making. Using an experimental setting, find affects willingness experiment wide...

Abstract Increasingly, organizations have been employing self‐managing teams to circumvent bureaucratic controls and stimulate innovation. However, this goal is not easily achieved; in many situations, informal replace formal controls. This study develops a multi‐level perspective of control. We explicitly analyze control mechanisms at different levels the organization how they affect innovative team output. theorize empirically investigate potential downside horizontal social level (i.e.,...

Abstract Research Summary We investigate how strategic leaders of an incumbent firm frame exploration digital opportunities at the interfaces organizational hierarchy. Digital technologies create unbounded array that may pose challenges to coherence corporate entrepreneurship activity. Our analysis reveals top management teams (TMTs) adopt a paradoxical framing exploration, thereby creating liminal space with unstable boundaries between activities aligned core resources (i.e., convergent)...

ABSTRACT In an age of rapid advances in technology, understanding how firms can respond to emergence disruptive technologies is paramount for survival. While prior research on incumbents’ responses assumes demand homogeneity, many firms, including multinational enterprises (MNEs), need technological disruption heterogeneous markets. To address this lacuna our understanding, we study Ericsson tried the Cloud computing, a digital platform across its operations more than 170 countries. We...

Management innovation is speculated to be an enabler of technological change by way adoption or development new technologies. However, the precise dynamics mechanism that drive this relationship are not fully understood. Drawing on concept absorptive capacity in organizational learning literature, article examines how routines give gestalt prevalent structures, systems and practices influence non-adoption emerging We complement our theoretical analysis with in-depth case study Ercisson’s...

In adopting highly integrated Product-Service Systems (PSS), incentive structures change and the value attainable for providers throughout lifecycle becomes an issue of growing complexity. Nonetheless, PSS has up to now not been considered in a multidimensional fashion. effort move towards characterization provider's value, offering information communication technology sector was examined through investigation with ten staff-members Ericsson, Sweden. This led value-categorization, which can...

Desorptive capacity is the organisational ability to transfer internal knowledge external actors obtain competitive advantage. We distinguish two forms of desorptive investigate how organisations active in emerging technology domains explore and exploit opportunities match internally developed needs. also focus on management innovation – create or revise structures processes as a potential antecedent capacity. From study 84 synthetic biology we found that explorative exploitative mediate...

In this study we investigate organizational control systems as the underpinnings of large organizations’ ability to perform after transition a flattened and decentralized structure. We consider mechanisms on team level (structure peer control) organization (interactive diagnostic management systems), examine their combined influence innovativeness effectiveness product development teams in company. utilize rich empirical data set including multilevel multi-source survey members 97 teams,...

The purpose of this research was to develop a framework how incumbent firms organize for adoption and implementation an emerging disruptive business model. framework, based on in-depth study Ericsson’s transition cloud model, focuses the ambidextrous challenge exploiting ongoing businesses while exploring possibilities engagement with alternative Our inductive unfolds model renewal as cyclical learning process through which accumulated knowledge in each cycle guides incumbent’s direction its...

Prior research contends that managerial cognition plays an important role in explaining the firm’s effective response to environmental dynamism. However, evidence suggests firms may cope with significant change without involvement or despite initial disapproval of senior managers. In this contested terrain, study examines influence structural attributes on relationship between and adaptation change. Drawing existing literature dynamic capabilities, we how formal coordination mechanisms, i.e....

While new ventures strive to align with prevailing demand and expectations gain maintain legitimacy successfully overcome the liability of newness, sharing economy face additional pressure before after they achieve scale. Based on an inductive single case study approach, using example Airbnb Inc., this investigates how digital platform‐based navigate tension between remaining legitimate yet distinctive throughout organizational lifecycle. Adopting a processual perspective, our findings...