SO-06 Imitate or innovate?

Hi everyone,
Here are some articles I found in my search. I think I will find more, and I will post them if they are usefull!
Currie, D. et all. (1999). “Phases of imitation and innovation in a North-South endoogenous growth model” Oxford Economic Papers; Jan 1999; 51, 1; ABI/INFORM Global pg. 60
Haunschild, P.R. & Miner, A.S. […]

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Hi,
Herewith some relevant aricles about our Quest-ion.
• Innovation, Imitation, and Economic Growth (Segerstrom, 1991)
• How does knowledge management influence innovation and competitiveness (Carneiro, 2000)
• Creative errors and heroic failures: capturing their innovative potential (Kriegesmann, Kley and Schwering, 2005)
• Jeans Therapy (Wines, 1995)
• Corporate entrepreneurship and strategic management(Burgelman,1983)
• Managing the Future: CEO Attention and Innovation Outcomes (Yadav, Prabhu, Chandy, 2007)
I am still […]

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Hi all,
As I promised, here are some articles I’ll be using when answering my quest-ion:
• Schumpeterian Dynamics: An evolutionary model of innovation and imitation (Katsuhito, 1983)
• Competition, Imitation and Growth with Step-by-Step Innovation (Aghion, 2001)
• Imitation Costs and Patents: An Empirical Study (Mansfield, 1981)
• Innovation, Imitation, and Economic Growth (Segerstrom, 1991)
• Innovation, Imitation, and Intellectual Property Rights (Helpman, 1993)
• Patent Policy […]

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Hi All,
First, the confrontation lecture, cleared my view on how to deal with the essay. Also the open minded approach of everybody was good! Funny to see how everybody, approaches the question differently…
I am away this weekend, so my literature will be posted on Monday, I promise!
Though I like too share a nice book with […]

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Dear reader,
Today I am finally ready to write about one of the compulsory papers. I chose Burgelman (1983), Corporate Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management: Insights from a Process Study as Burgelman tries to explain the strategic process of business activities of large multifaceted companies through a model provided by found literature on entrepreneurship in organizations and […]

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Hi Everyone,
Two days ago we had the Final confrontation meeting. I think we got some usefull answers, and it was nice to see everyone, and get to know how everyone is taking on the quest-ion. Especially the part about the structure and way of writing was usefull. It is a bit more clear now how […]

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Dear all,
This will be my last blog. Now it is the time to write the final essay! During the last confrontation lecture a lot became clear to me, so I think I am able to write my essay. The only thing I have to wait for is the answers from AH :(
As we discussed in […]

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Hi everyone,
Today I interviewed the innovation manager of the ING Bank and Postbank. It was a very interesting interview. Below a concise version of the interview:
1. How do you define imitation?
Copying an existing product
2. How do you define innovation?
Providing new products to customers/consumers and create new markets.
3. In what kind of market operates your company? An innovative or […]

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As our quests are coming to an end I am focusing on the final essay. In this final essay I want to answer two questions. These questions being: ‘Is it advisable for organizations to invest in product-innovation?’ and ‘Does study management make sense?’ I chose for formulating the first question in this way because I […]

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In my search for scientific articles to help me answer my Quest-ion I almost forgot the compulsory paper provided by Dhr. Wolters. I found that the article ‘Corporate Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management: Insights From A Process Study (1983) by Robert A. Burgelman was interesting in particular because it addressed the difficulty of entrepreneurial activity in […]

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