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1、外文翻译原文TheenterprisecompetitionstrategyMaterialSource:R&DManagement34,4,2004Author:WeiXieandStevenWhiteLenovo’sdevelopmentexperiencesuggestsseveralhypothesesregardingtherelationshipamonganewfirm’scompetitivestrategy,learningandcapabilitiesononehand,anditsperformanceinaparticularcompetitiveandin
2、stitutionalenvironmentontheother.First,thecaseclearlyillustratestheevolutionaryandpath-dependentnatureofcapabilitydevelopment.Ratherthanbeingaconstraint,however,Lenovo’scaseshowsthataninitialsetofresourcesandcapabilitiescansupportthedevelopmentofadditionalcomplementaryones.InLenovo’scase,thefo
3、undersbenefitedintheearlydaysfromthespin-off’sexternallegitimacybasedonitsparent’sreputation.Inaddition,itspersonnelhadtechnicalexpertisethatcouldgeneraterevenuesfromdownstreamactivities–distribution,salesandservice;thesedidnotrequirescarcecapitalrequirements.Changesintheinstitutionalenvironme
4、ntalsoallowedthefounderstoundertakesuchactivities,althoughitalsocreatedconstraintsonitseffortsforundertakingothers(i.e.,manufacturing).GivenLenovo’sinitialresourcesandcapabilities,however,itisdoubtfulwhetheritcouldhavebecomeacompetitivePCmanufactureranyearlierthanitdid.Thecasealsosuggeststhatt
5、hemotivationtolearnanddevelopnewcapabilitiesmayberelatedtothebackground,expertiseandvaluesofthefoundingmembers.WhileLenovo’sfoundersinitiallyestablishedasalesandservicefirm,theythemselveswereresearchersandengineersandalwayshadtheultimateobjectiveofmovingupstreamintomanufacturingandR&D.Suchmoti
6、vationmaybejustascriticalafactorforafirmtodevelopnewcapabilitiesashavingtheopportunityandresources(financialandtechnical)todoso.Lenovo’scasealsoillustrateshowthenatureanddirectionoflearningevolvesinrelationshiptochangingenvironmentalfeaturesandthefirm’saccumulationofrelevantresourcesandcapabil
7、ities.Hence,LenovobeganintheinitialMaophasebydirectingitsresourcestothesalesandserviceopportunitiesthatgeneratedrevenuesthatnotonlyfinanceditsentranceintomanufacturingduringthefollowingGongphase,butalsoprovidedanenduringcompetitiveadvan
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