Forward-Looking External Search As A Driver For Innovation: An Empirical Analysis Of The Value Contribution Of Different Search Strategies For ... Chungs-/Entwicklungs-/Innovations-Management)

In this empirical analysis Sara Polier investigates forward-looking external search strategies and their impact on the value contribution of corporate foresight. Based on a mixed method approach combining a quantitative and qualitative analysis of large, R&D-intensive firms, the findings reveal a general positive influence of different search strategies with respect to the scope (i.e. breadth, depth, and distance) and direction of search (i.e. market, science, and intermediary-driven) on the role of foresight as a driver for innovation. This relationship is found to be mediated by a firm’s exploratory learning capability, which appears to facilitate the effective transfer of external future-related knowledge into valuable outputs.

• | Author: Sara Polier
• | Publisher: Springer Gabler
• | Publication Date: May 01, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 342 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 3658261803
• | ISBN-13: 9783658261801