Technological and product-market experience and the success of new product introductions in the pharmaceutical industry

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The growth and development of a firm requires technological knowledge, the ability to combine knowledge elements into valuable new product, and the complementary assets that facilitate the manufacturing, sales, and distribution of those products. It is proposed that new products will be more successful when a firm possesses the appropriate stocks of technological and product-market experience.

Product introduction, New Products/Services, Management dynamics, Pharmaceutical preparations, Pharmaceutical industry, Company business management, New products, New technique

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Beyond local search: boundary-spanning, exploration, and impact in the optical disk industry

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Issues discussed concern organizational learning and how boundary- spanning exploration impacts knowledge acquisition and technological innovation in the optical disk industry. Two types of exploration are local, which increases similar technology already within a firm, and 'radical,' exploration that utilizes distant technology from outside of the company.

Magnetic and Optical Recording Media Manufacturing, Electronic components, not elsewhere classified, Optical Discs, Statistical Data Included, Research, Analysis, Production management, Knowledge management, Technological innovations, Compact disc industry, Compact disk industry, Optical disks (Storage media), Organizational learning, Optical disks

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Determinants of invention commercialization: an empirical examination of academically sourced inventions

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The characteristics of technological inventions that affect their commercialization are examined. It is revealed that invention commercialization is positively associated with its scope and pioneering nature. A dataset of Massachusetts Institute of Technology-licensed patents is used for this study.

Economic aspects, Inventions, Academia, Report

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