Getting New Things Done – Networks, Brokerage, and the Assembly of Innovative A…

Getting New Things DoneNetworks, Brokerage, and the Assembly of Innovative Action\nAuthor(s): David Obstfeld\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Stanford University Press, United States\nImprint: Stanford Business Books,US\nISBN-13: 9780804760508, 978-0804760508\nSynopsis\nOur networksand how we work themcreate vital ties that bind. Organizations recognize and reward this fact by leaning ever more heavily on collaboration, particularly when it comes to getting new things done. This book offers a framework that explains how innovators use network processes to broker knowledge and mobilize action.\n\n How well they do so directly influences the outcome of attempts to innovate, especially when a project is not tied to prescribed organizational routines. An entrepreneur launches a business. A company rolls out a new product line. Two firms form a partnership. These instances and many more like them dot today's business landscape. And yet, we understand little about the social dimension of thes.