The dual nature of innovative activity: How entrepreneurial orientation influences innovation generation and adoption

Ana Pérez-Luño; Johan Wiklund; Ramón Valle Cabrera

doi:10.1016/j.jbusvent.2010.03.001

The dual nature of innovative activity: How entrepreneurial orientation influences innovation generation and adoption

Ana Pérez-Luño, Johan Wiklund, Ramón Valle Cabrera

Whitman School of Management

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Abstract

This paper analyzes two modes of innovation that differ in their scope of newness - innovation generation and adoption. Building a theoretical model based on the Entrepreneurial Orientation literature and utilizing a unique sample of innovating firms, we find that 54% adopt innovations of other firms, 7% generate innovations internally whereas 39% combine the two. We also find that proactivity and risk taking influence the number of innovations generated and the extent to which firms favor generation over adoption and that environmental dynamism moderates one of these relationships. These findings add to the innovation and Entrepreneurial Orientation literatures.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	555-571
Number of pages	17
Journal	Journal of Business Venturing
Volume	26
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2010.03.001
State	Published - Sep 2011

Keywords

Environmental dynamism
Generation and adoption of innovation
Proactivity
Risk taking

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Business and International Management
Management of Technology and Innovation

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