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Preparing for business model change: the “pre-stage” finding
Cavalcante, Sérgio - In: Journal of Management and Governance 18 (2014) 2, pp. 449-469
The purpose of this paper is to investigate managers’ initiatives in the context of an emergent technology and their effect on the business models of firms. Building on four case studies of organizations interested in using an emergent technology for commercial purposes, this study applies a...
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REFLEXIVITY AND INNOVATION: CONFLICTING COUNTERPARTS?
JAIN, ANIL K.; HALLENSLEBEN, TOBIAS; MANGER, DANIELA - In: International Journal of Innovation and Technology … 10 (2013) 06, pp. 1340026-1
The paper discusses the relationship between learning, innovation and (institutional) reflexivity. It is often held … that reflexivity is a crucial factor for learning and innovation processes. However, a rather formalistic approach to … also inhibit innovation. This is especially the case when reflexive tools are abused to push performance only. In order to …
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Do firms innovate through integrated modular designs? Disentangling the effects of types of modularity on types of innovation
Todorova, Gergana; Durisin, Boris - KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and … - 2009
and through both incremental and architectural innovation. There is little empirical evidence, however, on whether modular … modelling and data from 233 firms, we find that partial modular designs harm incremental and architectural innovation. Only …
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Disentangling the effects of organizational capabilities, innovation and firm size on SME sales growth
Uhlaner, Lorraine; Stel, André; Duplat, Valérie; … - In: Small Business Economics 41 (2013) 3, pp. 581-607
This paper focuses on certain drivers of SME sales growth related to knowledge and innovation. Building on the dynamic … activities) predict sales growth, and if so, whether such effects are mediated by process and/or product innovation. Based on … family business), we conclude that external sourcing has direct effects on both product and process innovation, with an …
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The Long-Term Sustenance of Sustainability Practices in MNCs: A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective of the Role of R&D and Internationalization
Chakrabarty, Subrata; Wang, Liang - In: Journal of Business Ethics 110 (2012) 2, pp. 205-217
What allows MNCs to maintain their sustainability practices over the long-term? This is an important but under-examined question. To address this question, we investigate both the development and sustenance of sustainability practices. We use the dynamic capabilities perspective, rooted in...
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Dynamic capabilities and firm performance in a financial crisis
Makkonen, Hannu; Pohjola, Mikko; Olkkonen, Rami; … - In: Journal of Business Research 67 (2014) 1, pp. 2707-2719
literature on dynamic capabilities, organizational change, and innovation in the context of organizational performance and …
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The (new) nature and essence of the firm
Pitelis, Christos; Teece, David - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
the importance to the firm of creating (and capturing) value from innovation. We note that the appropriability of returns … with innovation and incomplete markets is to capture value (profit) from its advantages and actions; and that the way in …
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Employment Growth of New Firms
Stam, Erik; Gibcus, Petra; Telussa, Jennifer; Garnsey, … - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This paper analyses the association between dynamic capabilities and new firm growth, controlling for measures of firm resources, characteristics of the entrepreneur, and aspects of the environment. The central research question is: How strong is the relationship between dynamic capabilities and...
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Alliance portfolio R&D intensity and new product introduction
Caner, Turanay; Tyler, Beverly B. - In: American Journal of Business 28 (2013) 1, pp. 38-63
The purpose of this paper is to examine whether alliance portfolio R&D intensity contributes to biopharmaceutical firms' number of new product approvals and whether alliance portfolio R&D intensity is more positively related to the number of new product approvals for pharmaceutical firms than...
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The impact of autotelic and dynamic capabilities on the performance of knowledge-intensive, low-tech ventures
Karagouni, Glykeria; Protogerou, Aimilia; Caloghirou, Yannis - In: International Journal of Innovation and Regional Development 5 (2013) 2, pp. 210-225
build their strategy on knowledge intensiveness and innovation may develop relatively strong DCs to gain competitive …
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