Architectural Innovation and Modular Corporate Forms.

Galunic, D. Charles; Eisenhardt, Kathleen M.

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“…To enable various departments or organizations to work together it is essential that people from different teams can be rearranged flexibly into modular entities [37]. As such, multi-disciplinary entities can be mixed and matched that have distinctive capabilities, responsibilities, and resources in line with the requirements of a particular client (group) [63]. Because various professionals from different (sub) specialties are working closely together in care and service provision to one long-term care client, the client's needs and requirements can be met more fully and holistically.…”

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Improving long-term care provision: towards demand-based care by means of modularity

Blok

Meijboom

Schols

2010

BMC Health Serv Res

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BackgroundAs in most fields of health care, societal and political changes encourage suppliers of long-term care to put their clients at the center of care and service provision and become more responsive towards client needs and requirements. However, the diverse, multiple and dynamic nature of demand for long-term care complicates the movement towards demand-based care provision. This paper aims to advance long-term care practice and, to that end, examines the application of modularity. This concept is recognized in a wide range of product and service settings for its ability to design demand-based products and processes.MethodsStarting from the basic dimensions of modularity, we use qualitative research to explore the use and application of modularity principles in the current working practices and processes of four organizations in the field of long-term care for the elderly. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 38 key informants and triangulated with document research and observation. Data was analyzed thematically by means of coding and subsequent exploration of patterns. Data analysis was facilitated by qualitative analysis software.ResultsOur data suggest that a modular setup of supply is employed in the arrangement of care and service supply and assists providers of long-term care in providing their clients with choice options and variation. In addition, modularization of the needs assessment and package specification process allows the case organizations to manage client involvement but still provide customized packages of care and services.ConclusionThe adequate setup of an organization's supply and its specification phase activities are indispensible for long-term care providers who aim to do better in terms of quality and efficiency. Moreover, long-term care providers could benefit from joint provision of care and services by means of modular working teams. Based upon our findings, we are able to elaborate on how to further enable demand-based provision of long-term care by means of modularity.

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Section: Discussion: Towards Modular Care Provisionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Improving long-term care provision: towards demand-based care by means of modularity

Blok

Meijboom

Schols

2010

BMC Health Serv Res

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“…Our theoretical framework has been constructed based on empirical evidence gathered via an inductive approach using case studies of organisation-building episodes spanning opportunity discovery to exploitation (Galunic and Eisenhardt, 2001). Multiple cases enabled a replication logic wherein each case was used to test emerging theoretical insights (Yin, 2003).…”

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“…discovery, development and exploitation). After construction of the case histories, we conducted within-case analyses, which were the basis of developing initial themes relevant to the development of identity and opportunity in each case (Galunic and Eisenhardt, 2001). Specific within-case analysis focused on identity perceptions and how opportunities were identified and exploited in each case.…”

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Becoming an entrepreneur: opportunities and identity transitions

Lewis

Harris

et al. 2016

IJGE

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Purpose -This paper aims to report an empirically grounded theoretical framework within which to understand the role of entrepreneurial identity development in the discovery, development and exploitation of opportunity, and to elaborate on how these identity transitions both mobilise and constrain female entrepreneurs. Design/methodology/approach -A qualitative case study-based research design was used in this study. Primary and secondary data were collected from eight female participants (all of whom can be categorised as "mumpreneurs") and analysed to inform the theoretical framework that is the foundation of the paper. Findings -The authors describe how identity conflict, role congruence and reciprocal identity creation play a critical role in venture creation as a form of entrepreneurship. Drawing on the constructs of identification, self-verification and identity enactment, the authors build a theoretical framework for understanding entrepreneurial identity transitions in relation to opportunity-seeking behaviours. Research limitations/implications -The work is theoretical in character and based on a sample that, whilst rich in the provision of theoretical insight, is small in scope. Additionally, the sample is located in one geographical context (New Zealand) which likely has implications for the way in which the key constructs are perceived and enacted. Originality/value -This paper is an attempt to integrate conceptualisations of entrepreneurial identity development with opportunity-related processes in the context of venture creation. A holistic focus on identity transitions and their relevance to perception and action in relation to opportunity (the root of entrepreneurial behaviour) is novel; at this point, it is exploratory in intention and tentative in reach.

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“…In addition, numerous specialized faculties seem to be able to generate higher disciplinary reputation than fewer diversified faculties. The improved ability to adapt to disciplinary changes in local units and to correspond to interdisciplinary developments by a new recombination of sub-units is a big advantage of such modular systems (Galunic and Eisenhardt, 2001) and is certainly very prominent for organizations of higher education and research (Weick, 1976).…”

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Striving for excellence: the role of top management team diversity in universities

Hattke

Blaschke

2015

Team Performance Management: An International Journal

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the influence of top management team diversity on academic excellence in universities. Academic excellence is conceptualized as successfully gaining funds for inter-organizational research collaborations, interdisciplinary graduate schools and high-ranked scientific reputation. Design/methodology/approach -The study applies upper echelon theory to universities. Three hypotheses are developed: (overall) top management team heterogeneity is positively associated with successful funding of excellence clusters, (overall) top management team heterogeneity is positively associated with successful funding of graduate schools and (overall) top management team heterogeneity is positively associated with academic reputation. The empirical study is based on a cross-sectional dataset with a time lag, covering characteristics of 75 German public universities from 2008 to 2013. Multiple-regression analysis is applied to test the hypotheses. Findings -Our results indicate that disciplinary and educational diversity of upper echelons has a positive effect on the outcomes. Other top management team characteristics (age, gender, etc.) show no significant effects. Besides top management team composition, we find that a high number of faculties and a broad inclusion of internal status groups (students, tenured faculty, academic and administrative staff) and external stakeholders in decision making processes may enhance academic excellence of universities. Research limitations/implications -First, the study contributes to the body of literature concerned with higher education. It is situated at the crossroads of management studies and higher education research, unlocking strategic management theorizing for the public context. Furthermore, the study contributes to the body of literature on strategic leadership in pluralistic organizations. It highlights the importance of heterogeneous governance structures and modular organization designs for achieving academic excellence. Practical implications -The paper may inform practitioners in administrative or leading positions and policy-makers concerned with higher education. The more diverse a top managem...

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Architectural Innovation and Modular Corporate Forms.

Cited by 460 publications

References 41 publications

Improving long-term care provision: towards demand-based care by means of modularity

Improving long-term care provision: towards demand-based care by means of modularity

Becoming an entrepreneur: opportunities and identity transitions

Striving for excellence: the role of top management team diversity in universities

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