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Cross-Sector Models Of Collaboration For Social Innovation, Marlene J. Le Ber
Cross-Sector Models Of Collaboration For Social Innovation, Marlene J. Le Ber
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This dissertation consists of three studies that collectively examine the genesis and dynamics of collaborative cross-sector partnerships between nonprofit and for-profit organizations. The overarching question that frames the papers is how cross-sector partnerships organize across sectoral interfaces to advance social innovation. This thesis makes three contributions: 1) the standpoint of the beneficiaries needs to be explicitly discussed when exploring social innovation in cross-sector partnerships; 2) neither success nor failure are absolute but rather cross-sector partners deliberately and iteratively adjust their roles to sustain momentum towards success or rebound from temporary failure in pursuit of social innovation; and 3) despite largely …
Options Under Uncertainty: An Empirical Investigation Of Patterns Of Commitment In Display Technologies In The Flat Panel Tv Set Industry, Derek Lehmberg
Options Under Uncertainty: An Empirical Investigation Of Patterns Of Commitment In Display Technologies In The Flat Panel Tv Set Industry, Derek Lehmberg
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This dissertation considers fundamental questions about real options reasoning and its application in the face of uncertainty: do firms behave as real options reasoning predicts, and are there performance benefits from its application? The concept of uncertainty is further developed by considering two primary types: technological uncertainty and market needs uncertainty. A qualitative industry level historical case study is performed on the flat panel TV industry, chosen because it exhibits high technological uncertainty and low market needs uncertainty. Real options logic predicts, in such an industry, that firms will develop and maintain technology options until uncertainty is resolved. Firm level …