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Reluctance to Innovate: A Case Study of the Titanium Dioxide Industry

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posted on 2023-05-16, 10:46 authored by Hanson, DJ, Steen, JT, Liesch, PW
An autopoietic explanation is offered to explain the reluctance of a major international manufacturer of titanium dioxide to adopt a production process that might have enabled it to retain competitive advantage. Alternative explanations which focus solely on economic considerations and innovation difficulties are discussed, but it is concluded that they are merely part of an autopoietic explanation of a cultural blanket which engulfed the organisation. To support the argument, case evidence is presented on Tioxide's operations with a focus on Burnie, Tasmania.

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Publication title

Prometheus

Volume

15

Pagination

345-356

ISSN

0810-9028

Department/School

TSBE

Publisher

Routledge

Place of publication

Australia

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  • Restricted

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