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Strategic management 5balanced way-making; 7. OrchestratingWSR, orchestrating the firm; Part IV. ThinkWhen We Learn: 8. Questioning theconventional paradigm; 9. Pragmatism Eastand West; Notes; References; Index.2012 228 x 152 mm 544pp25 b/w illus. 10 tables978-1-107-00184-8 Hardback £65.00978-0-521-17314-8 Paperback £25.99eBook availablewww.cambridge.org/9781107001848Service BusinessDevelopmentStrategies for Value Creation inManufacturing FirmsThomas FischerUniversität St Gallen, SwitzerlandHeiko GebauerUniversität St Gallen, Switzerlandand Elgar FleischUniversität St Gallen, SwitzerlandOver the last decade, capital goodsmanufacturers have added services toproducts as a way of responding toeroding margins and the loss of strategicdifferentiation. Based on over twelveyears of research, this book providesa thorough overview of the strategiesavailable for value creation throughservice business development.‘This book presents a parsimoniousintegration of the vast research doneon service business development overthe last two decades. The authorsprovide solid advice for servicedevelopment not only based on theexisting research, but also based onyears of detailed empirical work.’Rogelio Oliva, Texas A&M University2012 228 x 152 mm 318pp61 b/w illus. 41 tables978-1-107-02245-4 Hardback £60.00eBook availablewww.cambridge.org/9781107022454TextbookInnovatingOrganization andManagementNew Sources of CompetitiveAdvantageNicolai J. FossCopenhagen Business SchoolTorben PedersenCopenhagen Business SchoolJacob PyndtCopenhagen Consulting Companyand Majken SchultzCopenhagen Business SchoolExplains and illustrates throughcase studies the four key sources ofcompetitive advantage and financialsuccess.‘This important book turns thespotlight on management innovationas a source of sustainable competitiveadvantage. Using detailed case studiesof six successful Danish companies,[it] make[s] the case that it is justas important for executives to thinkcreatively about how they work,as they do about the products andservices they sell. This book hasimportant practical implications forbusiness people, and it offers a usefulnew theoretical lens through whichacademics can understand corporatesuccess.’Julian Birkinshaw, Professor of Strategy andEntrepreneurship, London Business SchoolContents: List of figures; List of tables; Listof boxes; 1. New sources of competitiveadvantage; 2. Causes of firm success: fromresources to organization and management;3. LEGO: redefining the boundaries;4. Vestas: the will to win(d); 5. Coloplast:innovating innovation; 6. Chr. Hansen:collaborative forms under private equityownership; 7. IC Companys: creative geniusVisit our website at www.cambridge.org/knowledge