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The expanding focus on logistics management makes it necessary to rethink the concept of logistics organizations. In addition, there is a need for clarification of the relations between the practices of these organizations and the basic thinking that underlies their behavior. The paper presents a framework for understanding these relations by identifying certain teleological and ontological fundamentals of logistics organizational ideologies. We suggest certain principles and organizational practices that are underpinned by these ideologies. Furthermore, given the changes logistics organizations are experiencing today, we discuss how the changes are viewed within the various ideologies. We conclude that there is a need for improved ability to deal with change within logistics organizations, and that this can be achieved by adopting new theoretical and practical perspectives into the established ideologies of these organizations.

In the knowledge economy, where the business environment is characterised by turbulence and complexity, knowledge is the main source of creating both innovation and sustainable competitive advantage. This paper describes a conceptual model and an associated set of managerial and organising implications for the innovation‐led company. The question we are trying to answer is: which management and organising characteristics are necessary to manage innovation in the knowledge economy? The paper is based on in‐depth interviews of 32 CEOs and top executives in leading European organisations, 40 people known internationally for their ability to achieve and maintain a position among the top performers in their fields, and a “best practice study” of five leading international companies.