# ๐Ÿข Innovation - ํ˜์‹ ๊ณผ ์ „๋žต > *"How do firms create and capture value through innovation?"* ## Field Overview Innovation field๋Š” **๊ธฐ์—… ํ˜์‹ **, **๊ธฐ์ˆ  ์ „๋žต**, **๋ถˆํ™•์‹ค์„ฑ ๊ด€๋ฆฌ**๋ฅผ ์—ฐ๊ตฌํ•ฉ๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ๊ฑฐ๋ถ์„ ์˜ ๋ช…๋Ÿ‰ํ•ด์ „์ฒ˜๋Ÿผ, ๊ธ‰์ง„์  ํ˜์‹ ๊ณผ ์ ์‘์  ์‹คํ—˜์ด ํ•ต์‹ฌ์ž…๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. [[23_15357]], ![[๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ(15357).png|300]] ### Core Questions - How do firms manage uncertainty and ambiguity? - What drives disruptive innovation? - How can organizations balance exploration and exploitation? - What are the sources of innovation? ### Key Journals - **Research Policy** - **Strategic Management Journal** - **Organization Science** - **Academy of Management Journal** ## Research Themes ### 1. ๐ŸŽฏ Uncertainty Management **Navigating Knightian uncertainty** Related papers: - [[๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿข_mcmullen06_handle(uncertainty, action)]] - Uncertainty and entrepreneurial action - [[๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿข_gans25_handle(uncertainty, knightian)]] - Knightian uncertainty - [[๐Ÿ“œFelin23_disrupt_evol]] - Disruption through functional excess **Core idea**: Innovation requires embracing uncertainty --- ### 2. ๐Ÿš€ Disruptive Innovation **Creating new markets and value networks** Related papers: - [[๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿข_gans22_disrupt(vision, strategy)]] - Disruption and vision - [[๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿข_gans17_approach(endogenous, strategy)]] - Endogenous growth strategy - [[Space/Sources/Papers/๐Ÿ“œFelin21_ResourceOriginsSearch]] - Resource origins and search **Core idea**: Disruption comes from new problem-solution pairings --- ### 3. ๐Ÿ”ฌ Exaptation and Co-option **Discovering unexpected uses** Related papers: - [[Space/Sources/Papers/๐Ÿ“œAndriani17_msr_exaptation_pharma]] - Exaptation in pharma - [[Space/Sources/Papers/๐Ÿ“œCodini23_bmi_exapt_sme]] - Business model innovation through exaptation - [[Space/Sources/Papers/๐Ÿ“œlaporta20_understanding Innovation Through Exaptation]] - Exaptation theory **Core idea**: Innovation through functional excess --- ### 4. ๐Ÿ“Š Innovation Metrics **Measuring and evaluating innovation** Related papers: - [[๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿข_kemell20_identify(metrics, startups)]] - Startup metrics - [[๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿข_naiki24_assess(efficiency, entrepreneurship)]] - Efficiency assessment - [[๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿข_jing24_evaluate(congestion, pricing)]] - Congestion pricing evaluation **Core idea**: What gets measured gets managed --- ### 5. ๐Ÿ‘ฅ Stakeholder Analysis **Managing multiple stakeholders** Related papers: - [[๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿข_mitchell97_identify(stakeholders, salience)]] - Stakeholder salience - [[๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿข_sarooghi24_analyze(heterogeneity, opportunities)]] - Opportunity heterogeneity - [[๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿข_choe22_identify(innovation, drivers)]] - Innovation drivers **Core idea**: Innovation in context --- ## Methodology Focus ### Qualitative Methods - Case studies - Grounded theory - Ethnography ### Quantitative Methods - Patent analysis - Panel data regression - Event studies ### Mixed Methods - Multi-case comparison - Sequential explanatory design - Triangulation ## Writing Guide for ๐Ÿข Innovation Papers ### Structure 1. **Phenomenon**: What innovation puzzle are we explaining? 2. **Theory**: What framework or mechanism explains it? 3. **Context**: What setting reveals the phenomenon? 4. **Evidence**: How do we support the theory? 5. **Contribution**: How does this advance innovation theory? ### Language - Use **strategic constructs**: positioning, differentiation, advantage - Emphasize **mechanisms**: "why" and "how" - Bridge **theory and practice**: insight โ†’ action ### Common Mistakes โŒ Descriptive without theoretical contribution โŒ Ignoring context and contingencies โŒ No clear innovation mechanism โŒ Missing strategic implications ## Related Fields - [[4๐Ÿ‘พCognition]] - Cognitive foundations of innovation - [[3๐Ÿ™Operations]] - Innovation implementation - [[2๐Ÿ…CompBayes]] - Uncertainty quantification ## Key Papers by Theme ![[papers.base#papers-inv]] --- > *"ํ•„์‚ฌ์ฆ‰์ƒ ๅฟ…ๆญปๅฝ็”Ÿ - In certain death lies certain life"*