PORTABLE INTEGRATION EXPERTISE AS THE FOUNDATION OF FLEXIBLE INTEGRATION CAPABILITY

Abstract

Organizational flexible integration capability equips organizations to deal with the whole range of problems presented by dynamic environments. Adopting the language of dynamic capability research we advance four components that constitute flexible integration capability. These are a dominant logic of opportunity, a wide variety of problem solving projects, the deployment of portable integration expertise, and organizational practices support the development of portable integration expertise. Of these four portable integration expertise is a purely individual level capability. Organization level flexible integration capability is founded on the development of portable integration expertise by individuals. Organizations can facilitate portable integration expertise by structuring careers, valuing long term goals and objectives, adopting knowledge management practices and being receptive to external sources of knowledge.

Citation

Skilton, P.F. (2003), "PORTABLE INTEGRATION EXPERTISE AS THE FOUNDATION OF FLEXIBLE INTEGRATION CAPABILITY", The International Journal of Organizational Analysis, Vol. 11 No. 4, pp. 319-338. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb028978