| The overall goal of this research is to explore the influence of strategic networks on the routine adoption process required to effectively develop and deploy high speed machining (HSM) technology.; The specific aims of the project are: (1) Analyze the distinctive HSM processes (ways of coordinating and combining) deployed by organizations during the technology development process. Understanding the competencies that are embedded in these distinct ways of coordinating to explain how and why Adaptation routines are sub-optimized. (2) Document the flow of routine influencing knowledge, by exploiting the technology-brokering model developed by Hargadon/Sutton. To capture the impact of internal and external technology development sources on the HSM technology development process. (3) Develop a model by which critical knowledge (tacit or codified) embedded within key HSM process enablers, could be proactively identified and managed by the technology process development organization. (4) Discover the significance that path dependence plays in the ability of each organization to adapt, reconfigure and transform itself to facilitate the HSM technology process. |
