MTEI Seminar by Prof Xavier Martin, Tilburg University
Event details
| Date | 24.02.2012 |
| Hour | 12:00 › 13:30 |
| Speaker | Prof Xavier Martin, Tilburg University |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Seminar at the Management of Technology & Entrepreneurship Institute
From invention breadth to impact: Effects of experience and mindfulness
Abstract:
Organizations create impactful inventions when they combine disparate strands of technology in their corporate R&D. We theorize that when undertaking complex inventive efforts, characterized by high breadth, i.e. drawing on multiple and diverse technology components, an organization's propensity towards impactful inventions will be moderated by its stock of experience with recombining such components, and by the focus of its inventive search. Building on learning transfer theory, we argue that the complexity and causal ambiguity of higher-breadth projects is such that experience with similar inventive efforts will be a poorer guide, comparatively reducing their inventive impact; however, this effect can be attenuated by the degree of focus of an organization's inventive efforts. Using a longitudinal dataset of patents from the photographic imaging industry, we find support for our predictions.
From invention breadth to impact: Effects of experience and mindfulness
Abstract:
Organizations create impactful inventions when they combine disparate strands of technology in their corporate R&D. We theorize that when undertaking complex inventive efforts, characterized by high breadth, i.e. drawing on multiple and diverse technology components, an organization's propensity towards impactful inventions will be moderated by its stock of experience with recombining such components, and by the focus of its inventive search. Building on learning transfer theory, we argue that the complexity and causal ambiguity of higher-breadth projects is such that experience with similar inventive efforts will be a poorer guide, comparatively reducing their inventive impact; however, this effect can be attenuated by the degree of focus of an organization's inventive efforts. Using a longitudinal dataset of patents from the photographic imaging industry, we find support for our predictions.
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- Management of Technology & Entrepreneurship Institute