We propose a dynamic structural model that illuminates the economic mechanisms shaping individual behavior and outcomes on crowdsourced ideation platforms. We estimate the model using a rich data set obtained from IdeaStorm.com, a crowdsourced ideation initiative affiliated with Dell. We find...

Existing research provides little insight into how social influence affects the adoption and diffusion of compet-ing innovative artifacts and how the experiences of organizational members who have worked with particular innovations in their previous employers affect their current...