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Author(s): | Salavisa, I. Sousa, C. |
Date: | 2014 |
Title: | Innovation strategies and network configurations in knowledge-intensive services |
Volume: | 5 |
Number: | 4/5 |
Pages: | 458 - 480 |
ISSN: | 1753-0660 |
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | 10.1504/ijird.2014.064155 |
Keywords: | Innovation networks Innovation strategies Radical innovation Incremental innovation Network configurations Software sector Geographic patterns of networking Local inter-organisational networking International inter-organisational networking Knowledge-intensive services |
Abstract: | In this paper we deal with the innovation strategies of software for telecommunications companies that develop innovative products through the creation, use and adaptation of various resources. In addition to in-house capabilities and resources, they resort to external sources via market and non-market transactions. We will focus on non-market exchanges, namely networks. The main goal is to determine if different innovation strategies (mostly radical versus mostly incremental) are associated with distinct networking strategies. With this aim, we adopted a specific analysis of innovation networks, which deals separately with the two main types of resource: knowledge and complementary assets. Results reveal that there are clear-cut differences in the network configurations of radical versus incremental innovators, particularly in the access to knowledge. They also give support to the adequacy of using a fine-grained analysis. These findings can therefore add to the debate on the most favourable networking strategies for innovation. |
Peerreviewed: | yes |
Access type: | Embargoed Access |
Appears in Collections: | DINÂMIA'CET-RI - Artigos em revistas internacionais com arbitragem científica |
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