Knowledge & Innovation IG
High inter-unit competition worsens the situation as narcissistic executives are concerned with their sense of superiority and uniqueness; however, high environmental complexity or dynamism can combat such negative effects as…
Read MoreBy Yan “Anthea” Zhang, Zhuo Chen and Yuandi Wang Patents are important assets to many firms. Firms can not only use patents to protect their new inventions, but also can secure…
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Modern enterprises rely on computing power improvements and better algorithms to tackle sophisticated problems and boost productivity. Some high-level algorithms are well known (e.g., Google’s PageRank), but until recently little was known about progress in the fundamental algorithms that underpin much of computing or about their discoverers. Our research finds that U.S. universities and corporations have been the most important contributors to algorithms improvement, potentially providing an important stepping-stone for U.S. enterprises to gain competitive advantage.
Read Moreby Kurt W. Sandholtz (Brigham Young University) and Walter W. Powell (Stanford University) Ed Catmull knew nothing about Hollywood movie making when he left the New York Institute of Technology…
Read Moreby Pengfei Li and Harald Bathelt Think about where innovative firms in high-tech industries are based: Silicon Valley, Boston, Shenzhen, Bangalore, Waterloo, Tel Aviv, London, Berlin, Toronto, and so on.…
Read Moreby Andreea Kiss and Pamela Barr In today’s increasingly competitive and dynamic global economy, organizations frequently face the need to simultaneously exploit their current competitive advantages and develop new advantages…
Read Moreby Matt Marx and Aaron Fuegi Understanding the scientific heritage of innovation has been an objective of scholars for decades. Where do inventions come from? How is academic research translated into…
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by Esther Leibel Do skilled ethnic migrants steal jobs from local skilled workers? According to Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury and Do Yoon Kim, this question may originate from a flawed assumption—that…
Read Moreby Olivier Chatain, SMJ Associate Editor The slow down in investment in innovation in large corporation is obviously concerning but it is also puzzling. In a recent SMJ paper,…
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