Core technological competence and growth strategies of corporations

Author

Isaac, Akkanad M.

Author_Institution

Coll. of Bus., Governors State Univ., University Park, IL, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

27-31 Jul 1997

Firstpage

76

Abstract

Summary form only as given. The ability of a manufacturing enterprise to gain competitive advantage is a function of its technological core competence. This paper examines the process used by large corporations to build technological competence by establishing “a multitude of new co-productive relationships in the form of alliances, joint ventures, outsourced subcontracting, etc.” A resource based view of technological competence is developed. The problems of integrating discrete technological competence are studied in the context of the acquisition of NCR by AT&T and Lotus Development Corporation by IBM

Keywords

manufacturing industries; outsourcing; research and development management; technology transfer; alliances; competitive advantage; corporation growth strategies; joint ventures; manufacturing enterprise; outsourced subcontracting; technological core competence; Best practices; Companies; History; Paper technology; Process planning; Technology planning;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology

Conference_Location

Portland, OR

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3574-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PICMET.1997.653262

Filename

653262