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Network of Tinkerers : A Model of Open-Source Technology Innovation

Meyer, Peter B. - 2014

of the agreement form an information network. The network's members optimally specialize based on their opportunities in … particular aspects of the technology or in expanding or managing the network. Endogenously there are incentives to standardize on … designs and descriptions of the technology. A tinkerer in the network who sees an opportunity to produce a profitable product …

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Innovation Network

Acemoglu, Daron - 2016

linked fields. Our analysis uses 1.8 million U.S. patents and their citation properties to map the innovation network and its … strength. Past innovation network structures are calculated using citation patterns across technology classes during 1975 …-1994. The interaction of this pre-existing network structure with patent growth in upstream technology fields has strong …

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Adverse effects of patent pooling on product development and commercialization

Jeitschko, Thomas D.; Zhang, Nanyun - 2013

tacit knowledge and incomplete patents. -- Patent Pools ; Research and Development ; Innovation ; Tacit Knowledge …

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Incentivizing Managers to Build Innovative Firms

Bulan, Laarni T. - 2014

We investigate whether the equity-linked components of top executive pay have an effect on patenting activity within a firm. We find a positive relationship between firm patenting activity and managerial alignment incentives created by stock and stock option grants. Prior work has shown that the...

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Innovation, R&D and Managerial Compensation

Sanyal, Paroma - 2014

This paper investigates whether aligning manager and owner incentives can improve the innovation performance of firms. We find that pay-sensitivity works to align managerial actions to shareholder interests. As managerial wealth becomes more sensitive to the firm's stock price the innovation...

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Do Market Leaders Lead in Business Process Innovation? The Case(s) of E-Business Adoption

McElheran, Kristina - 2015

Are market leaders more likely to be early adopters of business process innovations? Although they tend to enjoy economies of scale in adoption, leaders may find that adjustment costs also increase with scale. Prior work has focused on how misalignment of incumbents' internal capabilities may...

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Signposts of Innovation : A Review of Innovation Metrics

Hao, Xiaohui (Janet) - 2017

This paper reviews existing innovation metrics at the company-level and country-level, and proposes a system of signposts of innovation to help executives with a guiding framework and data resources for evaluating and planning innovation strategies and activities. The scope of the review is...

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Managing Innovation in an Unstable World : Challenges of Global Competition for European Innovative and Proactive Firms

Binder, Carlo - 2018

Innovation and marketing strategies adopted by multinational companies in the globalized economy are subject to continuous challenges. Consider EU exporting companies that produce, for example, solar panels. Depending on political elections and the ensuing support for environmental policies (or...

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Firms, Crowds, and Innovation

Felin, Teppo - 2017

The purpose of this article is to suggest a (preliminary) taxonomy and research agenda for the topic of “firms, crowds, and innovation” and to provide an introduction to the associated special issue. We specifically discuss how various crowd-related phenomena and practices — for example,...

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Accelerating the Theory and Practice of Sustainability-Oriented Innovation

Jay, Jason - 2015

The purpose of this paper is to provide a broad understanding of the concept and process of sustainability-oriented innovation (SOI). It provides a useful starting point for people aiming to invest human, financial, and other resources in innovations that improve the world. While we build on the...

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