An analysis of the nature of organizational capabilities, this title offers theoretical analysis and evidence from firms and sectors to present insights into the relationship between organizational structures and capabilities, the patterns of accumulation of technological knowledge and the management of competence-building in changing markets.

Introduction: The Nature and Dynamics of Organizational Capabilities ; PART I: INTRODUCTION TO PART I. ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES ; 1. Talking about Routines in the Field ; 2. Repositories of Knowledge in Franchise Organizations ; 3. Appropriability and the Challenge of Scope ; 4. Limited Enquiry and Intelligent Adaptation in Semiconductor Manufacturing ; PART II: INTRODUCTION TO PART II. THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CAPABILITIES ; 5. In Search of Dynamic Capabilities ; 6. Measuring Competence? Exploring Firm Effects in Drug Discovery ; 7. Managing the Development and Transfer of Process Technologies in the Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry ; PART III: INTRODUCTION TO PART III. THE EVOLUTION OF ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES AND THEIR SOCIAL ROOTS ; 8. The 'Abominable Ohno Production System'. Competences, Monitoring, and Routines in Japanese Production Systems ; 9. Evolution of Manufacturing Systems and Ex-post Dynamic Capabilities ; 10. Transfer and Replication of Organizational Capabilities ; PART IV: INTRODUCTION TO PART IV. PERSPECTIVES ON CAPABILITIES ; 11. How Technological Competencies Help Define the Core of the Firm ; 12. Dynamic Capabilities and Strategic Management ; 13. Organizational Capabilities in Complex Worlds

Giovanni Dosi is Professor at the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy. In addition to writing numerous publications, he is co-editor of the journal Industrial and Corporate Change published by Oxford University Press. Richard R. Nelson is Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York, USA. Sidney G. Winter is Professor at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.