Because of increasing levels competition and decreasing product life cycles, a firm's ability to generate continuous stream innovations may be more important than ever in allowing firm improve profitability maintain competitive advantage This paper investigates several issues that are central an examination the innovation productivity firm. First, relationship between commitment research development its innovative outcomes is examined. Two analyzed: (1) invention, which focuses on new ideas;...

It has been widely argued that the purpose of corporate restructuring during 1980s was to produce a population more industry-specialized, competitive firms in response intensifying global competition. A number studies show resulted increased focus 1980s. However, no study yet examined whether specialization at industry level This examines this issue. First, we examine or not aggregate That is, ask: did average firm any given U.S. become less specialized 1980s? Second, significant determinant...

This study investigates how important it is for a firm to select what turns out be dominant design in technology-driven industry. Using the personal computer industry as case study, this research shows that firms are not doomed when their entry choices turn 'wrong.' For early entrants, we found switching associated with increased chances of survival and market share. Contrary our expectations, even later entrants switched also enjoyed higher rates greater position. Copyright © 1999 John...

Patents play an important, and increasingly influential, role in management scholarship. In this study, we conduct a broad systematic review of patent-based empirical work the field, which involves mapping ways scholars are using measures to represent concepts assessing usage based on measurement principles. With respect mapping, our identifies different types that researchers have constructed patent data (e.g., counts, backward citations) as well delineates classes theoretical being...

Despite the call to engage employees in strategy making processes, empiricalevidence that ties this engagement financial performance has not been forthcoming.This study fills gap by investigating whether involving employeesin process leads a higher achievement of strategic goalsand subsequently increased performance. Our findings suggest thatthe link between processes and may beunderestimated unless goals are included as mediator. We also findenvironmental dynamism moderates relationships we...

ABSTRACT Chinese new ventures have two principal approaches to resource integration: the stabilizing approach, which makes minor changes a firm's current bundles, or pioneering creates capabilities. Two characteristics of entrepreneurial environment are distinct: environmental dynamism (uncertain markets, unstable institutions and rapid technology upgrading) munificence (the degree competitive intensity abundance). This study suggests that moderate relationships between integration...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the differences in internationalization process firms from emerging economies and impact their international expansion related choices on nature technological innovations developed by these firms. Specifically, authors compare two principal perspectives – incremental (slow, gradually increasing commitments using greenfield investments similar host countries) springboard perspective (aggressive, rapidly mergers acquisitions advanced countries)....

This study examines the impact of corporate restructuring measured at industry level on concentration in 695 four-digit U.S. industries basic, manufacturing, and services sectors between 1981 1989. The results show a modest increase median industrial sample authors find no evidence that selloffs assets through horizontal mergers, acquisitions, interfirm asset sales increased during 1980s. Copyright 1996 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

We investigate how changing technological and industry conditions in emerging markets, driven by product innovation, affect the exit rates of start-up versus established firms. find that these have different outcomes for assert higher start-ups compared to firms is due firms' lower ability adapt both technology changes occur with progress. test this assertion comparing rate entered U.S. personal computer market between 1975 1988.

Many studies have demonstrated that academic research plays an important role in the development of emerging technologies. Publishing research, by scientists is shared with broader community via journal publications and conference presentations, While much known about relationship between invention capability (e.g., patent-generation capability), link commercial products demands further investigation. This paper presents a longitudinal study firms' activity exploration exploitation...

In this article, the purpose of author is to develop and test a framework that provides new insights into relationship between firm's innovative activities its performance. One key predictors ability generate innovation outputs commitment research development (R&D). R&D should also be linked directed at creating products. There are links inventions product innovations. For firm improve competitive position, must have beneficial effect on We trace expenditures, patents, announcements,...

In this study we investigate the location choices of start‐ups and established firms relative to dominant in US fiber optics industry from 1976 1994. We test propensity co‐locate with whether proximity a firm impacts strategic made by firms. Contrary our predictions, find that both are equally likely also exhibit greater new product adoption rates product‐line breadth than This implies relatively more realize gains entry into emerging markets.

This study investigates how important it is for a firm to select what turns out be dominant design in technology-driven industry. Using the personal computer industry as case study, this research shows that firms are not doomed when their entry choices turn 'wrong.' For early entrants, we found switching associated with increased chances of survival and market share. Contrary our expectations, even later entrants switched also enjoyed higher rates greater position. Copyright © 1999 John...

It has been widely argued that the purpose of corporate restructuring during 1980s was to produce a population more industry-specialized, competitive firms in response intensifying global competition. A number studies show resulted increased focus 1980s. However, no study yet examined whether specialization at industry level This examines this issue. First, we examine or not aggregate That is, ask: did average firm any given U.S. become less specialized 1980s? Second, significant determinant...

In an exploratory study, we investigate the criticism directed towards diversification by testing whether having a corporate research laboratory helps firms overcome potential dissynergy problems within diversified setting in pharmaceutical industry. We find that separate does fact enhance innovative productivity of firms.

In this manuscript, we bridge two important, but often separate, streams of strategy research on the core competence perspective and upper echelons theory. We develop a model how top management team characteristics influence choices made concerning resources capabilities pursued by pharmaceutical firms those impact innovative productivity. particular, propose tenure, education level functional background, as well heterogeneity in tenure product line breadth frequency new market entry,...