Managing Continuous Innovation
Book chapter, 2014

The Pan Am neon sign was a well-known icon of the Manhattan skyline in New York City. For many Americans, Pan American Airways was the national airline. The company started the airline in 1927, but its entrepreneurial roots go much farther backā€”to the importing of South American guano, bird droppings that could be sold as fertilizer. In 1991, 64 years later, Pan Am declared bankruptcy, and out of the ashes rose a manufacturer of intravenous solutions for the medical sector.

Dynamic Capability

Management Innovation

Total Quality Management

Management Model

Tacit Knowledge

Author

Annika Steiber

Chalmers, Technology Management and Economics

Management for Professionals

21928096 (ISSN) 2192810X (eISSN)

Vol. Part F301 85-123

Subject Categories

Business Administration

DOI

10.1007/978-3-319-04208-4_4

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