Based on an analysis of knowledge-intensive innovations, this paper argues that much of the knowledge that provides distinctive competence for sustained competitive advantage is context specific. The development of this competence is a path-dependent process of numerous learning events in...

Organizations around the world are designing new forms of organizing in order to deal with the challenges of advances in information technology and digitization that promote increases in customization and innovation in the face of global competition. This paper presents a case study examining...

Examines the internal corporate venturing process by comparing trial-and-error learning with action persistence. The model developed focuses on two key concepts – uncertainty and ambiguity. To examine numerous hypotheses that result from this model, data were gathered from a venture within a...

Evaluates the factors influencing the successful startup of new firms from three different perspectives: entrepreneurial, organizational, and ecological. Firm performance and development stages of the new ventures are also examined. Data are drawn from on-site interviews with and questionnaire...