Browsing by Author "Rose-Anderssen, Christen"

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    Aerospace Supply Chains as Evolutionary Networks of Activities: Innovation Via Risk-Sharing Partnerships
    (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2008-12-01T00:00:00Z) Rose-Anderssen, Christen; Baldwin, James S.; Ridgway, Keith; Allen, Peter M.; Varga, Liz
    In the aerospace industry competitive advantage is searched through product innovation. This paper sets out to explore the effects that relationship development in the commercial aerospace supply chains have on innovation and competitive advantage. A perspective of supply chains as complex activity networks is used for data analysis based on in-depth interviews in a global setting. Applying these concepts of supply chains as the interaction of multiple work activities assists in comprehending the forces of change. The processes of change are characterized by expansive learning processes of creating instruments for initializing, developing and sustaining these relationships. These processes take place in a terrain of complex power exercises. The long-term effects are totally dependent on nurturing the relationships. The findings may be useful to practitioners in understanding how implementation of successful supply chain changes may come about. It promotes risk-sharing partnerships as instruments for innovation. The paper provides evidence of changing relationships in commercial aerospace supply chains.
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    Diversity and learning for innovation: Dialogue for collaboration
    (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2008-03) Rose-Anderssen, Christen; Allen, Peter M.
    This paper aims to develop an approach for improving linguistic skills to enhance work collaboration. Design/methodology/approach – A framework has been developed using principles of complex systems thinking, cultural-historical activity theory and theories of intercultural communication in an action research setting. Findings – Organisational development and change are never a straightforward task, which the case clearly demonstrates. These are tension-filled processes of continuously changing power relationships and distances between people. The development of shared sense making is an iterative learning process. Co-developing shared communication strategies enhances dialogue and collaboration. Research limitations/implications – A single and in practice unsuccessful case has been the basis of the research findings. Although saturation of data was therefore never reached, typical inhibiting factors were brought to the surface. Controversy and underlying inhibitions may not always be easy to detect in successful cases. The understanding from this unsuccessful case may therefore be helpful for further research. Practical implications – Collaboration and change in the workplace are complex processes and are therefore difficult to implement. Collective approaches for developing communication strategies are highly dependent on including all affected actors. Originality/value – The realisation of the complexity of organisational change processes is important. This creates an awareness of a need and responsibility for everyone affected to try and co-develop the practices for change. It is the bringing together of the diverse experiences into learning processes through dialogue that facilitates these changes. There must be an appreciation that the outcome is still unpredictable in a process of change. Collective ownership of the changes is essential for success.