Managing strategic contradictions : top management teams balancing existing products and innovation simutaneously
In a dynamic world, long-term organizational performance demands both exploration and exploitation--incremental improvements to existing products for today and development of innovations for tomorrow. Leaders cannot choose between these different time horizons, but rather must strive for both simultaneously. This dissertation explores how a top management team--the senior executive leadership group of an organization--effectively does so. Specifically, I ask (1) What strategic decision patterns are associated with managing existing products and innovations simultaneously? (2) How do top management teams cognitively process information associated with the existing product and the innovation? (3) How are top management teams structured to balance existing products and innovation?
Thesis, Dissertation, English, 2006
Dissertation Abstracts International
2006