TY - JOUR
T1 - Innovation at the end of the life cycle: discontinuous innovation strategies by incumbents
AU - Kishna, Maikel
AU - Negro, Simona
AU - Alkemade, Floortje
AU - Hekkert, Marko
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This paper focuses on the strategies of incumbents that seek to develop discontinuous innovations within the boundaries of a mature innovation system. Mature innovation systems do not provide support for these discontinuous innovations. This article focuses on exploring why incumbents in these setting engage in discontinuous innovation and what strategies they deploy to become successful. We analyse 10 cases of incumbents developing discontinuous innovations in the mature Dutch greenhouse horticulture sector. The results of our analysis show that the incumbents are primarily triggered by dissatisfaction with the current way of doing business and that the existing institutions are the main barrier to discontinuous innovation. In response, the incumbents try to circumvent the existing innovation system in their innovation process, but when successful also engage in changing the existing innovation system. This paper contributes to the understanding of the role of incumbents as source of discontinuous innovation in mature innovation systems.
AB - This paper focuses on the strategies of incumbents that seek to develop discontinuous innovations within the boundaries of a mature innovation system. Mature innovation systems do not provide support for these discontinuous innovations. This article focuses on exploring why incumbents in these setting engage in discontinuous innovation and what strategies they deploy to become successful. We analyse 10 cases of incumbents developing discontinuous innovations in the mature Dutch greenhouse horticulture sector. The results of our analysis show that the incumbents are primarily triggered by dissatisfaction with the current way of doing business and that the existing institutions are the main barrier to discontinuous innovation. In response, the incumbents try to circumvent the existing innovation system in their innovation process, but when successful also engage in changing the existing innovation system. This paper contributes to the understanding of the role of incumbents as source of discontinuous innovation in mature innovation systems.
KW - Incumbents
KW - discontinuous innovation
KW - greenhouse horticulture
KW - innovation system strategies
KW - mature sector
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U2 - 10.1080/13662716.2016.1226163
DO - 10.1080/13662716.2016.1226163
M3 - Article
SN - 1366-2716
VL - 24
SP - 263
EP - 279
JO - Industry and Innovation
JF - Industry and Innovation
IS - 3
ER -