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Digital Innovation Management and Path Dependence: An Integrated Perspective of Manufacturing Incumbents

2023 | HICSS | Citations: 0
Authors: Ivanov, Milen; Bernroider, Edward

Abstract: Is digital innovation a big chance or a big threat for physical product-centric ... Expand

Abstract: Is digital innovation a big chance or a big threat for physical product-centric incumbents? Building on the unique characteristics of digital innovation, new market players can break the dominance of incumbents by providing digitally enabled products with distinct characteristics. Therefore, this paper empirically explores the dynamics within incumbents related to digital innovation management. Qualitative methods are used to systematically and inductively gain insights into how digital innovation is considered in the context of incumbents with physical product-driven business models. We use path dependence theory to explain the findings and support theoretical generalization of our results. The study contributes to the literature on digital innovation, how incumbents manage digital innovation under certain circumstances, and the related impacts on their business model. Further, we suggest three stages of digital innovation management in the context of path dependence. Collapse

Semantic filters: theory of organizational path dependence

Topics: innovation management business model new product development digital innovation organizational success

Methods: qualitative interview survey design artifact multiple case study personal interview

Theories: theory of organizational path dependence symbolic interaction theory
Hybrid Ambidexterity: How the Environment Shapes Incumbents’ Use of Structural and Contextual Approaches
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2019 | Organization Science | Citations: 0
Authors: Ossenbrink, Jan; Hoppmann, Joern; Hoffmann, Volker H.

Abstract: According to the literature on ambidexterity, organizations can use structural o ... Expand

Abstract: According to the literature on ambidexterity, organizations can use structural or contextual approaches to simultaneously explore novel opportunities and exploit existing ones. So far, however, we know very little about what induces organizations to focus on structural versus contextual ambidexterity, or how they combine the two approaches to maximize organizational learning. To shed more light on these questions, we investigate how the environment shapes a firm’s use of structural and contextual ambidexterity. Drawing on a comparative, longitudinal case study of the four largest electric utility companies in Germany, we show that firms focused on structural ambidexterity whenever they perceived emerging opportunities in the environment as requiring organizational culture and capabilities fundamentally different from their own. Contextual ambidexterity, on the other hand, became particularly important when opportunities in the environment were both numerous and uncertain, requiring the organization to leverage the distributed attention and expertise of its frontline employees. We show that environments characterized by opportunities that are numerous/uncertain and require novel culture and capabilities lead organizations to invest in initiatives that combine elements of both structural and contextual ambidexterity—an approach we label hybrid ambidexterity. Our theory framework synthesizes and complements existing work that has started to investigate the antecedents of structural versus contextual ambidexterity. We challenge the prevailing understanding of contextual and structural ambidexterity as dichotomous categories and reconceptualize them as two ends of a continuum. In addition, we provide initial evidence that firms’ ambidexterity approaches are influenced by managers’ perceptions of capabilities and opportunities. Collapse

Semantic filters: theory of organizational path dependence

Topics: innovation management organizational culture business model organizational productivity energy information system

Methods: qualitative interview longitudinal research archival research case study longitudinal case study

Theories: theory of organizational path dependence ambidexterity theory
The Path Biography Methodology: Analyzing Self-Reinforcing Mechanisms on Technical and Organizational Levels

2015 | International Conference on Information Systems | Citations: 0
Authors: Wenzel, Matthias; Schmidt, Thomas; Fuerstenau, Daniel

Abstract: While studies on self-reinforcing mechanisms in information systems (IS) researc ... Expand

Abstract: While studies on self-reinforcing mechanisms in information systems (IS) research rely on methodologies that focus on the technical level without fully accounting for such effects on the organizational level, management research relies on methodologies that concentrate researchers’ efforts on the organizational level. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the Path Biography Methodology, a qualitative approach that helps researchers capture and analyze self-reinforcing mechanisms on and between technical and organizational levels. By synthesizing insights from IS and management research, we develop four principles that researchers should consider when applying the Path Biography Methodology. Using a path biography study of a university and its information system, we illustrate how researchers may apply this methodology to analyze self-reinforcing mechanisms. Overall, this paper lays the groundwork for a research methodology that enables researchers to capture and analyze self-reinforcing mechanisms on and between technical and organizational levels. Collapse

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Topics: enterprise resource planning network effect website intranet database system

Methods: qualitative interview literature study archival research case study triangulation

Theories: theory of organizational path dependence

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Digital Innovation Management and Path Dependence: An Integrated Perspective of Manufacturing Incumbents

Hybrid Ambidexterity: How the Environment Shapes Incumbents’ Use of Structural and Contextual Approaches

The Path Biography Methodology: Analyzing Self-Reinforcing Mechanisms on Technical and Organizational Levels