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A Systems View Across Time and Space

Table 1 Resources, processes, and values

From: The role of corporate incubators as invigorators of innovation capabilities in parent companies

Resources

Processes

Values

Things or assets that organizations can buy or sell, build, or destroy.

Examples:

People

Technology

Products

Equipment

Information

Cash

Brand

Distribution channels

Established ways companies turn resources into products or services.

Examples:

Hiring and training

Product development

Planning and budgeting

Market research

Resource allocation

The criteria by which prioritization decisions are made.

Examples:

Cost structure

Income statement

Customer demands

Size of opportunity

Ethics

  1. Source: (Christensen et al., 2004: xviii)