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View article: Are public subsidies effective for university spinoffs? Evidence from SBIR awards in the University of California system
Are public subsidies effective for university spinoffs? Evidence from SBIR awards in the University of California system Open
This study examines the impact of public subsidies, and specifically, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards on university spinoff companies. Using unique data for a population of University of California spinoffs, we find pronou…
View article: A New Take on the Categorical Imperative: Gatekeeping, Boundary Maintenance, and Evaluation Penalties in Science
A New Take on the Categorical Imperative: Gatekeeping, Boundary Maintenance, and Evaluation Penalties in Science Open
Extant theory suggests that candidates with an unfocused identity—those spanning different categories—suffer from a valuation penalty because evaluators are confused by their profile and concerned they lack the required skills. We argue th…
View article: Institutional Arbitrage: How Actors Exploit Institutional Difference
Institutional Arbitrage: How Actors Exploit Institutional Difference Open
In this paper, we explore how actors benefit from bringing together incompatible institutional logics – an activity we call institutional arbitrage – and discuss why they do so despite the challenges it creates. We develop a taxonomy of fo…
View article: Attention to Exploration: The Effect of Academic Entrepreneurship on the Production of Scientific Knowledge
Attention to Exploration: The Effect of Academic Entrepreneurship on the Production of Scientific Knowledge Open
We study how becoming an entrepreneur affects academic scientists' research. We propose that entrepreneurship will shift scientists' attention away from intradisciplinary research questions and toward new bodies of knowledge relevant for d…
View article: Scaling technology ventures in Africa: new opportunities for research
Scaling technology ventures in Africa: new opportunities for research Open
Research on new venture creation in Africa is growing rapidly. This increasing interest reflects both the potential for entrepreneurship to contribute to the economic and social development of Africa, as well as the potential for this rese…
View article: Scaling Technology Ventures in Africa: New Opportunities for Research
Scaling Technology Ventures in Africa: New Opportunities for Research Open
Research on new venture creation in Africa is growing rapidly. This increasing interest reflects both the potential for entrepreneurship to contribute to the economic and social development of Africa, as well as the potential for this rese…
View article: Attention to Exploration: The Effect of Academic Entrepreneurship on the Production of Scientific Knowledge
Attention to Exploration: The Effect of Academic Entrepreneurship on the Production of Scientific Knowledge Open
We study how becoming an entrepreneur affects academic scientists’ research. We propose that entrepreneurship will shift scientists’ attention away from intradisciplinary research questions and toward new bodies of knowledge relevant for d…
View article: Busy academics share less: the impact of professional and family roles on academic withholding behaviour
Busy academics share less: the impact of professional and family roles on academic withholding behaviour Open
Although academics are increasingly expected to share their research data and materials with other academics, many appear reluctant to do so. While extant research emphasises commercial involvement and peer influence as determinants of wit…
View article: Collective identity and the limits of innovation: a review and research agenda
Collective identity and the limits of innovation: a review and research agenda Open
In this essay, we discuss how collective identity shapes and constrains innovation in organisations and argue that this phenomenon deserves more attention from innovation scholars. Drawing on the existing literature, we distinguish three m…
View article: Beyond the lean start-up: experimentation in corporate entrepreneurship and innovation
Beyond the lean start-up: experimentation in corporate entrepreneurship and innovation Open
In this essay, we argue that entrepreneurship and innovation researchers should pay more attention to experimentation as an approach to innovation and corporate entrepreneurship in established firms. While there is a growing body of resear…
View article: Protecting Scientists from Gordon Gekko: How Organizations Use Hybrid Spaces to Engage with Multiple Institutional Logics
Protecting Scientists from Gordon Gekko: How Organizations Use Hybrid Spaces to Engage with Multiple Institutional Logics Open
Previous work on institutional complexity has discussed two solutions that organizations internally deploy when externally engaging with multiple institutional logics: blended hybrids, in which logics are combined throughout the organizati…
View article: INDUSTRY-LED CORPORATE START-UP ACCELERATOR DESIGN: LESSONS LEARNED IN A MARITIME PORT COMPLEX
INDUSTRY-LED CORPORATE START-UP ACCELERATOR DESIGN: LESSONS LEARNED IN A MARITIME PORT COMPLEX Open
Given the increasing disruption in every industry, firms can design new interfaces to further their strategic exploration efforts in order to remain competitive. Based on an inductive multi-case study research in a leading maritime port co…
View article: Social Valuation Across Multiple Audiences: The Interplay of Ability and Identity Judgments
Social Valuation Across Multiple Audiences: The Interplay of Ability and Identity Judgments Open
How is an evaluating audience influenced by previous evaluations made by another audience? This question is critical to individuals and organizations reaching out to multiple audiences for key resources. While extant work has suggested eva…
View article: Editorial: Using and Developing Organization Theory to Study Innovation
Editorial: Using and Developing Organization Theory to Study Innovation Open
Welcome to the first issue of Innovation: Organization & Management (IOM). In this editorial, we will explain the focus of the journal and also provide some context for why we believe the time is r...
View article: Introduction to the retrospective section: innovation in China, grassroots innovation, and city regions
Introduction to the retrospective section: innovation in China, grassroots innovation, and city regions Open
This issue of Innovation: Management, Policy and Practice is the last one before the journal transitions to be Innovation: Organization and Management. To celebrate the achievements of the journal, we decided to invite the authors of three…
View article: Organizational Settlements
Organizational Settlements Open
Research on hybrid organizations and institutional complexity commonly depicts the presence of multiple logics within organizations as an exceptional situation. In this article, we argue that all organizations routinely adhere to multiple …