Knowledge & Innovation IG
Entrepreneurial ventures are a key source of innovation. Nowadays, ventures are backed by a wide array of investors whose complementary asset profiles differ significantly. We therefore assert that entrepreneurial ventures…
Read MoreManagers often try to stimulate innovation by encouraging serendipitous interactions between employees, for example by using office space redesigns, conferences and similar events. Are such interventions effective? This article proposes…
Read MoreTo innovate, managers are often advised to make strategic decisions based on changes in their external business environment. Our research suggests that managers should also consider how strategic decision‐making enables…
Read MoreThis paper examines differences in the rate and potential of firms’ capability development trajectories. Capability development trajectories are the paths over which firms’ capabilities change with experience and other activities.…
Read MoreTransferring valuable practices within the firm is an important yet difficult task for many firm types, especially multi-unit firms. One way that firms choose to transfer practices is through the…
Read MoreWe examine one prevalent source of conflict: platform owners’ entry into complementary product spaces. We show that app developers on Google’s Android system are strategic and nimble actors. They respond…
Read MoreFirms facing technological uncertainty may need to recover from unlucky bets. But responding to failure is politically and organizationally difficult. This study explores how IBM recovered from its failed bet…
Read MoreWhy do some new technologies emerge and quickly supplant incumbent technologies while others take years or decades to take off? We explore this question by presenting a framework that considers…
Read MoreAlthough the link betweencoordination requirements and vertical integration istheoretically well established, empirical tests of thisrelationship are hard to implement due to the simulta-neous determination of both variables. In this study,we…
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