Managing in Times of Disorder

This book demonstrates that a far-reaching shift has occurred in the venture of competition, resulting in a new organizational paradigm, defined as hypercompetition. A complex fabric of new theoretical frameworks, models, strategies, organizational forms and interdisciplinary methods are introduced and explained in the book which addresses hypercompetitive environments in a radically new way, and reveals what is necessary for business survival in these chaotic times.

IntroductionPART ONE: FORCES DRIVING HYPERCOMPETITIONEmpirical EvidenceThe Two Faces of Competition - L G Thomas, III Dynamic Resourcefulness and the Hypercompetitive ShiftAustrian and Industrial Organization Perspectives on Firm-Level Competitive Activity and Performance - Greg Young, Ken G Smith and Curtis M GrimmInternational PerspectiveHypercompetition, Japanese Style - Hiroyuki ItamiPART TWO: HYPERCOMPETITIVE RESPONSES: NEW ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS AND STRATEGIESDenialThe Paralysis of Deep Pockets - James L BaileyAccelerationBuilding a Leadership Position in a Hypercompetitive Technology Market - Peter NeupertTechnological Platforms and Diversification - Dong-Jae Kim and Bruce Kogut The Japanese Beer Wars - Tim Craig Initiating and Responding to Hypercompetition in New Product DevelopmentEating Your Own Lunch - Barrie R Nault and Mark B Vandenbosch Protection through PreemptionVertical Integration and Rapid Response in the Fashion Apparel Industry - James RichardsonManagementHypercompetition in a Multimarket Environment - Javier Gimeno and Carolyn Y Woo The Role of Strategic Similarity and Multimarket Contact on Competitive DeescalationAdaptationToward the Flexible Form - Henk W Volberda How To Remain Vital in Hypercompetitive EnvironmentsProspering in Dynamically-Competitive Environments - Robert M Grant Organization Capability as Knowledge CreationSocial Capital, Structural Holes and the Formation of an Industry Network - Gordon Walker, Bruce Kogut and Weijian ShanResponding to Hypercompetition - Jan Hanssen-Bauer and Charles C Snow The Structure and Processes of a Regional Learning Network OrganizationSocial Networks, Learning and Flexibility - Julia Porter Liebeskind et al Sourcing Scientific Knowledge in New Biotechnology FirmsGarbage Cans and Advancing Hypercompetition - Anne D Smith and Carl Zeithaml The Creation and Exploitation of New Capabilities and Strategic Flexibility in Two Regional Bell Operating CompaniesThe Evolution of Intracorporate Domains - D Charles Galunic and Kathleen M Eisenhardt Divisional Charter Losses in High-Technology, Multidivisional CorporationsSpontaneous Organizational Reconfiguration - Kenneth E Aupperle A Historical Example Based on Xenophon¿s AnabasisPART THREE: OTHER PERSPECTIVESThe Dark Side of the New Organizational Forms - Bart Victor and Carroll U Stephens An Editorial EssayRefining Our Understanding of Hypercompetition and Hyperturbulence - Asaf Zohar and Gareth Morgan