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Advancing the Conceptualization and Operationalization of Novelty in Organizational Research
Lori Rosenkopf,Patia J. McGrath +1 more
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It is argued that the recent explosion of studies of exploration and exploitation tend to conceptualize and operationalize novelty quite narrowly, so this work treats novelty as a multidimensional construct and discusses implications of this approach for future research.Abstract:
The construct of novelty is an important primitive for theories of organization learning, strategic change, and innovation. The organizational pursuit of novelty is generally theorized as necessary for long-term organizational adaptation and survival yet variance increasing in the short term. We argue that the recent explosion of studies of exploration and exploitation tend to conceptualize and operationalize novelty quite narrowly. In contrast, we treat novelty as a multidimensional construct and discuss implications of this approach for future research.read more
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Exploration and Exploitation in Organizational Learning
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors consider the relation between the exploration of new possibilities and the exploitation of old certainties in organizational learning and examine some complications in allocating resources between the two, particularly those introduced by the distribution of costs and benefits across time and space.
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Self-Reports in Organizational Research: Problems and Prospects
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify six categories of self-reports and discuss such problems as common method variance, the consistency motif, and social desirability, as well as statistical and post hoc remedies and some procedural methods for dealing with artifactual bias.
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Knowledge of the Firm, Combinative Capabilities, and the Replication of Technology
Bruce Kogut,Udo Zander +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that what firms do better than markets is the sharing and transfer of the knowledge of individuals and groups within an organization, and that knowledge is held by individuals but is also expressed in regularities by which members cooperate in a social community (i.e., group, organization, or network).
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The Relational View: Cooperative Strategy and Sources of Interorganizational Competitive Advantage
Jeffrey H. Dyer,Harbir Singh +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that an increasingly important unit of analysis for understanding competitive advantage is the relationship between firms and identify four potential sources of interorganizational competitive advantage: relation-specific assets, knowledge-sharing routines, complementary resources/capabilities, and effective governance.
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Open Innovation: The New Imperative for Creating and Profiting from Technology
TL;DR: Open Innovation: The New Imperative for Creating and Profiting From Technology as discussed by the authors is a book by Henry Chesbrough, which discusses the importance of open innovation for creating and profiting from technology.
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