Maneuvering between Networks to Lead - A Longitudinal Case Study in the Semiconductor Industry

Long Range Planning

Volumn 45, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 105-135

  Müller Seitz, Gordon ^a   Sydow, Jörg ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAP FILLING; HIERARCHICAL NETWORK; LONGITUDINAL CASE STUDY; PRACTICAL GUIDANCE; ROADMAP; ROADMAPPING; SEMATECH; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY; STRUCTURAL CONDITION; STRUCTURATION THEORY; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE;

LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84860378900     PISSN: 00246301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lrp.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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