scholarly journals The effects of organization context on knowledge exploration and exploitation

2018 ◽  
Vol 90 ◽  
pp. 215-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Valio Dominguez Gonzalez ◽  
Tatiana Massaroli de Melo
Keyword(s):  
Exploration And Exploitation ◽  
Organization Context ◽  
Knowledge Exploration

scholarly journals OPEN INNOVATION: SYSTEMATISATION OF KNOWLEDGE EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION FOR COMMERCIALISATION

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (03) ◽  
pp. 1750027 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHRISTIAN TABI AMPONSAH ◽  
SAMUEL ADAMS
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
North African ◽  
Exploration And Exploitation ◽  
Commercial Activities ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Innovation Practices ◽  
Knowledge Exploration ◽  
Innovation Processes

This paper explores the intricacies of various determinants that can be used to systematise open innovation processes as the functional streaming of knowledge, both inbound and outbound, to expedite internal innovation and extricate the market for external use of innovation. Drawing on extant open innovation literature and data collected from organisations on the list of Thomas Reuters Derwent World Patents Index covering North America, Europe, Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North African for their open innovation practices, a model was developed that conceptualises the systematisation of open innovation processes toward commercial activities. The results show that the systematisation of open innovation requires a balancing act of knowledge exploration (KET) and exploitation (KEL) ambidexterity for commercialisation of the firm, and that a relationship exists between these variables. Using the contingency-based approach to organisational development, the paper adds to the understanding of the role of open innovation processes, systematisation, content and context as well as the research and development aspect of open innovation.

The trade-off between knowledge exploration and exploitation in technological innovation

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 781-801 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dehong Li ◽  
Jun Lin ◽  
Wentian Cui ◽  
Yanjun Qian
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Exploration And Exploitation ◽  
Research Knowledge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Effort Allocation ◽  
The Us ◽  
Knowledge Exploration ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Knowledge Learning

Purpose This study aims to clarify the effect of team effort allocation between knowledge exploration and exploitation on the generation of extremely good or poor innovations. The influence of previous collaborative experience among team members on the effect of team effort allocation is also investigated to understand the relationship between team members’ collaboration networks and knowledge learning. Design/methodology/approach This study uses data of all patents granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office between 1984 and 2010. The inventors involved in a patent are regarded as members of the focal team. Logistic regression is used to analyze the data. Findings Allocating greater effort to exploration than to exploitation is beneficial to achieving breakthrough innovations despite the risk of generating particularly poor innovations. This benefit increases with collaborative experience among team members. Placing an equal emphasis on knowledge exploration and exploitation is not particularly effective in achieving breakthrough innovations; it is, however, the best strategy for avoiding particularly poor innovations. Originality/value This research not only provides valuable insights for research on innovation and knowledge management by studying the team effort allocation strategy used to achieve breakthroughs and avoid particularly poor innovations but also represents an advancement in bridging two streams of research – knowledge learning and social networks – by highlighting the influence of the team members’ collaborative networks on the effect of team effort allocation between knowledge exploration and exploitation.

scholarly journals The effect of acquisitions on exploration and exploitation in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-188
Author(s):  
Yulia Muratova ◽  
Damiana Rigamonti ◽  
Jesper N. Wulff
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Innovation Capability ◽  
Exploration And Exploitation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Us ◽  
Capability Building ◽  
Knowledge Exploration ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

Purpose The mechanisms of knowledge acquisition and their impact on innovation are particularly relevant in the context of rapidly growing emerging markets. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between firm acquisition characteristics and post-acquisition knowledge exploration and exploitation in the Chinese domestic acquisition market. Design/methodology/approach By using patent and company data of 188 domestic Chinese deals completed between 2002 and 2013, the paper replicates the measurements and analytical methods of the US-based study by Phene, Tallman and Almeida (2012) to address the acquirer’s opportunity to explore and/or exploit external knowledge, its ability to absorb and effectively assimilate such knowledge and thus establish innovations in new technologies. Findings The paper finds support for a positive effect of knowledge uniqueness of the target on the bidder’s post-acquisition exploration. The findings also support that the post-acquisition exploitation is facilitated by the commonality of technological knowledge between the bidder and the target, a result that, although expected, was not be supported in the US-based study. Originality/value This paper qualifies the generalizability of US-based findings about post-acquisition exploration and exploitation in the context of China. It also responds to the call for China-focused knowledge management research by capturing innovation capability building by Chinese firms through domestic acquisitions. Finally, it contributes to the nascent literature on replication in management studies.

Linking national business system and firm level innovation

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 765-788 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bashir Ahmad ◽  
Mehmet Erçek
Keyword(s):  
System Level ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Sense Making ◽  
Exploration And Exploitation ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business System ◽  
Knowledge Repositories ◽  
Knowledge Exploration ◽  
National Business

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explain the link between national business system (NBS) and innovation decisions at the firm level by offering sequentially ordered sense-making mechanisms that enable the formation of firm-specific knowledge repositories and knowledge-processing capabilities. Design/methodology/approach This study engages in an extensive scale development effort to collect representative data about the NBS in the Pakistani setting, complemented by relevant validity and reliability tests. The overall theoretical model was tested on 214 firms by means of a structural equation modeling approach, using partial least-squares algorithms. Findings The results statistically supported the role of firm-level knowledge repositories (intellectual capital) and knowledge exploration and exploitation capabilities (absorptive capacity) as sequential mediators in the association of NBS and firm-level innovation. Besides, bridging networks of lateral ties among Pakistani businesses are found to be more effective than bonding networks of vertical ties in encouraging radical innovations. Originality/value This study significantly extends the literature about the NBS approach. It provides specific sense-making mechanisms (i.e. priming, triggering and editing) about how abstract institutional templates constituted at the business system level are translated into firm-level actionable sets by the help of intangible resource repositories and processes that guide knowledge exploration and exploitation.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document