Options
Reviewing the Field of External Knowledge Search for Innovation: Theoretical Underpinnings and Future (Re-)search Directions
Citation Link: https://doi.org/10.15480/882.3017
Publikationstyp
Journal Article
Publikationsdatum
2020-09
Sprache
English
TORE-URI
Enthalten in
Volume
37
Issue
5
Start Page
405
End Page
430
Citation
Journal of Product Innovation Management 5 (37): 405-430 (2020)
Publisher DOI
Scopus ID
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
The field of external knowledge search for innovation has a long tradition and has inspired several schools of thought resulting in a rich and burgeoning body of research. However, the field suffers from two key limitations. First, the pluralism of research across multiple disciplines impedes our attention to the field as a whole, including its intellectual structure and core ideas. Second, recent developments in the business environment and key new ideas in the field complement taken-for-granted approaches and provide new opportunities for knowledge search. Based on a systematic co-citation analysis, we provide a reflective review of the literature and make several contributions. We integrate existing research across disciplines and offer a synthesis of a fragmented research landscape to present a global view of the field. Moreover, we propose a novel external search concept and introduce the idea of “decoupled search.” Leveraging our synthesis and conceptualization further, we recommend future research directions for the entire field of external knowledge search for innovation.
DDC Class
600: Technik
650: Management
Loading...
Name
jpim.12549.pdf
Size
640.19 KB
Format
Adobe PDF