Facing technological change: addressing competence shift in a routines and identity perspective

Lisa Balzarin () and Francesco Zirpoli ()
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Lisa Balzarin: Dept. of Management, Università Ca' Foscari Venice
Francesco Zirpoli: Dept. of Management, Università Ca' Foscari Venice

No 3, Working Papers from Venice School of Management - Department of Management, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia

Abstract: The profound transition that the automotive industry is facing affects all the actors that operate in it, from carmakers to suppliers. The research explores the case of two plants of a multinational company that operates in the automotive supply chain. These two plants are specialized in the internal combustion powertrain. However, after the headquarters decision to turn exclusively to electric solutions, the plants have embarked in a journey of technological change that requires a massive competence conversion. The paper investigates the organizational effects provoked by a technological change that significantly affects the competence base of an organization. Assuming a dual lens through which investigating such a change, the paper discusses the impacts that the introduction of a new technology has on the organizational identity and routines.

Keywords: technological change; competence change; organizational identity; organizational routines; automotive industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L20 L62 L91 M10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25 pages
Date: 2022-05
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