Promoting organizational development in the knowledge economy: the t-shaped capabilities

Sergio Barile, Cristina Simone, Mario Calabrese and Antonio La Sala

ESPERIENZE D'IMPRESA, 2016, vol. 2016/1, issue 1, 5-21

Abstract: With the aim of deepening the study of the individual and organizational capabilities set necessary to survive and develop in a knowledge economy, in this study we theoretically explore and discuss the concept of ?T-shaped? capabilities. The paper is rooted in the recent notion of ?T-shaped? endowment and moves from the distinction between capabilities and competences. A T-Shaped profile includes both vertical competences (I-Shaped competences) and ?horizontal capabilities?. After analyzing the T-shaped endowment at an individual level, we propose an innovative organizational design characterized by a nesting ("recursive") architecture of T-shaped capabilities; then we discuss the crucial set of organizational variables necessary to effective develop an organization by fostering and managing T-shaped capabilities. Managerial implication and future research paths are finally discussed

Date: 2016
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