In:
Industry and Higher Education, SAGE Publications, Vol. 22, No. 5 ( 2008-10), p. 297-304
Abstract:
This study compares two high-tech firms in terms of their differences in organizational characteristics and learning activities beyond the boundaries. It finds that the larger company continuously develops new technology to achieve long-term survival through a balance between exploration and exploitation while the smaller enterprise grows quickly by leveraging focused technology and core business. The innovation-oriented firm gives more emphasis to learning beyond its knowledge boundary and the customer-oriented firm focuses on learning beyond its organizational boundary. The two firms' sustainable development illustrates two strategies to adapt to the complexity of the external environment.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0950-4222
,
2043-6858
DOI:
10.5367/000000008786102035
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2008
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2059455-0
SSG:
24,2
