Boh, Wai Fong; Evaristo, Roberto; Ouderkirk, Andrew - In: Research Policy 43 (2014) 2, pp. 349-366
This study examines how inventors’ breadth and depth of expertise influence innovation in 3M, a company renowned for sustained innovation for over a century. While prior research tends to examine a single indicator – the technical success achieved by the inventor – our study differentiates...