Where and how to search? Search paths in open innovation

被引：237
作者：
Lopez-Vega, Henry [1 ]
Tell, Fredrik [2 ,3 ]
Vanhaverbeke, Wim [4 ,5 ,6 ]
机构：
[1] Linkoping Univ, Business Adm, Dept Management & Engn, S-58183 Linkoping, Sweden
[2] Uppsala Univ, Dept Business Studies, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
[3] Linkoping Univ, Business Adm, KITE Res Grp, Dept Management & Engn, S-58183 Linkoping, Sweden
[4] Hasselt Univ, Fac Business Econ, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
[5] ESADE Business Sch, E-08172 Sant Cugat Del Valles, Spain
[6] Natl Univ Singapore, Fac Engn, Singapore 117575, Singapore
来源：
RESEARCH POLICY | 2016年 / 45卷 / 01期
关键词：
Search space; Search heuristics; Organizational search; Innovation intermediaries; Problem framing; Boundary spanning; LOCAL SEARCH; EXPLORATION; KNOWLEDGE; PERFORMANCE; EVOLUTION; COGNITION; CONTESTS; STRATEGY; SCIENCE; IMPACT;
D O I：
10.1016/j.respol.2015.08.003
中图分类号：
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号：
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要：
Search for external knowledge is vital for firms' innovative activities. To understand search, we propose two knowledge search dimensions: search space (local or distant) and search heuristics (experiential or cognitive). Combining these two dimensions, we distinguish four search paths - situated paths, analogical paths, sophisticated paths, and scientific paths - which respond to recent calls to move beyond "where to search" and to investigate the connection with "how to search." Also, we highlight how the mechanisms of problem framing and boundary spanning operate within each search path to identify solutions to technology problems. We report on a study of 18 open innovation projects that used an innovation intermediary, and outline the characteristics of each search path. Exploration of these search paths enriches previous studies of search in open innovation by providing a comprehensive, but structured, framework that explains search, its underlying mechanisms, and potential outcomes. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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页码：125 / 136
页数：12
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