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Conceptual Foundations of Super-Flexibility: A Multi-Disciplinary Synthesis

In: Super-Flexibility for Knowledge Enterprises

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  • Homa Bahrami

    (University of California)

  • Stuart Evans

    (Carnegie Mellon University, Silicon Valley)

Abstract

Flexibility is often invoked as a panacea for operating in dynamic contexts. We define it as the “propensity to adapt, at times spontaneously, to fluid conditions”. In practice, it is a means of enacting swift changes and making sudden turns in order to harness new opportunities and address challenging situations. Examples include rapid acceleration (such as in entering new markets, deploying new technologies, and making acquisitions), immediate disengagement (from an unattractive market), applying brakes in an emergency (such as in a financial crisis), and deploying shock absorbers (for example in dealing with hostile takeovers).

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  • Homa Bahrami & Stuart Evans, 2010. "Conceptual Foundations of Super-Flexibility: A Multi-Disciplinary Synthesis," Springer Books, in: Super-Flexibility for Knowledge Enterprises, chapter 2, pages 15-41, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-642-02447-4_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02447-4_2
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