Forward-looking External Search as a Driver for Innovation
An Empirical Analysis of the Value Contribution of Different Search Strategies for Corporate Foresight
Forward-looking External Search as a Driver for Innovation
An Empirical Analysis of the Value Contribution of Different Search Strategies for Corporate Foresight
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.
Theoretical foundations of organizational search and corporate foresight.- Research field of external search.- Impact of forward-looking external search on the value of corporate foresight.
Polier, Sara
| ISBN | 978-3-658-26180-1 |
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| Media type | Book |
| Edition number | 1st ed. 2019 |
| Copyright year | 2019 |
| Publisher | Springer, Berlin |
| Length | XX, 322 pages |
| Language | English |
