Kesidou, E. orcid.org/0000-0002-5729-8624, Love, J.H., Ozusaglam, S. et al. (1 more author) (2023) Changing the Geographic Scope of Collaboration: Implications for Product Innovation Novelty and Commercialization. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 40 (6). pp. 859-881. ISSN 0737-6782
Abstract
Prior research points out the benefits of external collaboration for innovation, yet little is known of: (a) the changes in the scope of external collaboration over time (i.e., firms increasing, seeking stability, or decreasing the geographic scope of their collaboration), and (b) how such changes in the geographic scope of collaboration affect product innovation novelty and commercialization. Here, we build on organizational learning theory, with the objective of exploring how changes in the geographic scope of collaboration over time affect the novelty of product innovation and its commercial success. Econometric analysis of a large panel of UK firms reveals three novel findings: First, while stability in the geographic scope of collaboration is common, there is a marked incidence of change, that is, firms are increasing or decreasing the geographic scope of collaboration. Second, while moving toward more geographically distant collaboration is beneficial mostly for radical innovation, maintaining stability in the geographic scope of collaboration is particularly beneficial for incremental innovation. Third, we demonstrate that becoming less international in the geographic scope might be beneficial for innovation commercialization. Finally, we identify six pathways to geographic collaboration that map to innovation outcomes.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Authors.Journal of Product Innovation Management published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Product Development & Management Association. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | collaboration, econometric analysis, product innovation |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Economics Division (LUBS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 09 Aug 2023 09:30 |
Last Modified: | 19 Nov 2024 10:34 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/jpim.12695 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:202161 |