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The role of business ecosystems in the building of disruptive innovations

The role of business ecosystems in the building of disruptive innovations
The role of business ecosystems in the building of disruptive innovations
Disruptive innovation is an evolving process whose construction depends on a heterogeneous set of organisations that are interconnected through an ecosystem of relationships. However, the systemic development of disruption innovations remains unexplored. Prior studies have examined the conditions under which disruptive innovation is likely to arise focusing on the internal perspective of the incumbent. Moreover, they have not made distinctions among technology, product and business model innovations, suggesting that all types of innovations follow a similar process to become disruptive. We argue that each type of disruptive innovation requires a different type of business ecosystem for the innovation to take hold and become disruptive. By developing a framework that conceptualizes disruption as a dynamic systemic process we provide an understanding of how potential disruptors create and nurture their ecosystem in order to successfully establish and embed their innovation.
Kapetaniou, Chrystalla
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Rieple, Alison
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Kapetaniou, Chrystalla
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Rieple, Alison
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Kapetaniou, Chrystalla and Rieple, Alison (2017) The role of business ecosystems in the building of disruptive innovations. Academy of Management. 04 - 08 Aug 2017.

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Abstract

Disruptive innovation is an evolving process whose construction depends on a heterogeneous set of organisations that are interconnected through an ecosystem of relationships. However, the systemic development of disruption innovations remains unexplored. Prior studies have examined the conditions under which disruptive innovation is likely to arise focusing on the internal perspective of the incumbent. Moreover, they have not made distinctions among technology, product and business model innovations, suggesting that all types of innovations follow a similar process to become disruptive. We argue that each type of disruptive innovation requires a different type of business ecosystem for the innovation to take hold and become disruptive. By developing a framework that conceptualizes disruption as a dynamic systemic process we provide an understanding of how potential disruptors create and nurture their ecosystem in order to successfully establish and embed their innovation.

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Published date: 30 November 2017
Additional Information: Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings includes abstracts of all papers and symposia presented at the annual conference, plus 6-page abridged versions of the “Best Papers” accepted for inclusion in the program (approximately 10%). Papers published in the Proceedings are abridged because presenting papers at their full length could preclude subsequent journal publication. Please contact the author(s) directly for the full papers.
Venue - Dates: Academy of Management, 2017-08-04 - 2017-08-08

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Local EPrints ID: 456142
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/456142
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Author: Chrystalla Kapetaniou
Author: Alison Rieple

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