Do design rules facilitate or complicate architectural innovation in innovation alliance networks?

Autor/inn/en	Hofman, Erwin; Halman, Johannes I.M; Looy, Bart van
Titel	Do design rules facilitate or complicate architectural innovation in innovation alliance networks?
Quelle	In: Research policy, (2016) 7, S.1436-1448 PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext (2); PDF als Volltext (3) Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0048-7333
DOI	10.1016/j.respol.2016.04.001
Schlagwörter	Architecture; Studies; United States--US; Innovations; Collaboration; Lead industry; Product development; Alliances and partnerships
Abstract	Architectural innovation is fundamental to the renewal of technological systems. However, it can be a real challenge to organize architectural innovation, all the more so when success hinges upon close collaboration with other firms that are responsible for different subsystems of the end product. This study examines the impact of product design rules and the degree of organizational coupling among innovation network partners on the performance of architectural innovation projects. Using data from 270 collaborative innovation networks in the United States, we found an inversely U-shaped relationship between the presence of design rules and architectural innovation performance. When a certain turning point is reached, dominant design rules have a pronounced net negative impact on the performance of collaborative architectural innovation projects. At the same time, our findings reveal that lead firms can alleviate this negative effect of strong design rules by selecting loosely coupled innovation partners. Accordingly, our findings suggest that the presence of design rules and the extent of partner coupling should be considered jointly when optimizing network configurations that focus on architectural innovation. [web URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048733316300476]
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Update	2023/3/07