Copenhagen Business School

About: Copenhagen Business School is a education organization based out in Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Corporate governance & Entrepreneurship. The organization has 2194 authors who have published 9649 publications receiving 341898 citations.

On the Consequences of Post-ANT

Abstract: Since the 1980s the concept of ANT has remained unsettled ANT has continuously been critiqued and hailed, ridiculed and praised It is still an open question whether ANT should be considered a theory or a method or whether ANT is better understood as entailing the dissolution of such modern ‘‘genres’’ In this paper the authors engage with some important reflections by John Law and Bruno Latour in order to analyze what it means to ‘‘do ANT,’’ and (even worse), doing so after ‘‘doing ANT on ANT’’ In particular the authors examine two post-ANT case studies by Annemarie Mol and Marilyn Strathern and outline the notions of complexity, multiplicity, and fractality The purpose is to illustrate the analytical consequences of thinking with post-ANT The analysis offers insights into how it is possible to ‘‘go beyond ANT,’’ without leaving it entirely behind

Global value chains from a 3D printing perspective

Abstract: This article outlines the evolution of additive manufacturing technology, culminating in 3D printing and presents a vision of how this evolution is affecting existing global value chains (GVCs) in production. In particular, we bring up questions about how this new technology can affect the geographic span and density of GVCs. Potentially, wider adoption of this technology has the potential to partially reverse the trend towards global specialization of production systems into elements that may be geographically dispersed and closer to the end users (localization). This leaves the question of whether in some industries diffusion of 3D printing technologies may change the role of multinational enterprises as coordinators of GVCs by inducing the engagement of a wider variety of firms, even households.

From Silicon Valley to Singapore: Location and Competitive Advantage in the Hard Disk Drive Industry

Abstract: List of figures List of tables List of disk drive related abbreviations Acknowledgments Part I Introduction: 1 Why location matters 2 Industry background: technology, competition, and geographic reach Part II Location and Competitive Advantage: 3 A theory of industry evolution, location, and competitive advantage 4 Alternative explanations for industry advangage 5 Global shift and competitiveness in hard disk drives 6 Leveraging locations: American industry and its southeast Asian production system Part III Case Studies: 7 Singapore With Poh Kam Wong 8 Thailand 9 Malaysia Part IV Implications: 10 Policy, politics, and location in developing countries 11 Globalization and industrial leadership Appendixes Notes References Index