Idea posted: September 2021

Institutions: Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg    RWTH Aachen University   

We expect start-ups and high technology companies in general to be innovators. We know, in contrast, that large incumbents are likely to want to continue to exploit their past innovations…

Idea posted: November 2020

Institutions: Oregon State University College of Business    The University of Auckland Business School    PwC New Zealand   

Corporate strategy rarely offers a clear and unified directive for the company’s functions and business units. Instead, companies often have competing sets of corporate strategies. In a study based on…

Idea posted: January 2020

Institutions: IESE Business School   

Corporate venturing, a collaboration between an established firm and an innovative start-up, has been gaining ground as a strategic path to innovation. There is a wide range of mechanisms for…

Idea posted: July 2019

Institutions: Cranfield University School of Management    Warwick University Business School   

Ambidexterity involves two goals that are often at odds:  exploitation – successfully competing in the present with quality products and services, superior execution, and successful marketing; and  exploration – preparing…

Idea posted: March 2019

Institutions: University of California, Riverside    INSEAD   

Past research has demonstrated the benefits of collaboration in creative endeavours. A new study drills down into the issue of collaboration and creativity by asking the question: does the quality…

Idea posted: December 2018

Institutions: École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)    University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business   

How does competitive pressure impact innovation? To answer this question, two researchers, Kenneth Younge of the E?cole polytechnique fe?de?rale de Lausanne (EPFL) and Tony Tong of the University of Colorado…

Idea posted: December 2018

Institutions: Quinnipiac University Lender School of Business    University of New South Wales Business School   

To sell innovative products in emerging markets, companies from developed countries must take into account two fundamental facts about emerging markets. The first is that the growing middle class in…

Idea posted: March 2018

Institutions: ESC Rennes School of Business    ESADE   

Reflecting the growing trend of companies searching beyond the boundaries of the firm for innovative ideas, British Petroleum hired innovation intermediary InnoCentive to broadcast an appeal for new ways to…

Idea posted: January 2018

Institutions: Henley Business School   

Where does innovation come from? A new study of the ‘geography of innovation’ indicates that most innovation continues to be generated in the advanced economies of the world. However, emerging…