The effect of knowledge decomposability on technological exploration in technological acquisitions

Zhengyu Li; Geert Duysters; Victor Gilsing

doi:10.5465/AMBPP.2016.170

The effect of knowledge decomposability on technological exploration in technological acquisitions

Zhengyu Li, Geert Duysters, Victor Gilsing

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We study how organizational variations in a firm's capability to decompose its internal knowledge elements affect the generation of exploratory technologies from technological acquisitions. We find that firms with a near-decomposable knowledge base will generate the most exploratory technologies from technological acquisitions. We further find that the magnitude of this effect can be enhanced by acquiring knowledge bases with higher malleability, or with a larger size.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2016
Publisher	Academy of Management
Pages	1457-1462
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2016.170
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2016 - Anaheim, United States Duration: 5 Aug 2016 → 9 Aug 2016

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Conference	76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2016
Country/Territory	United States
City	Anaheim
Period	5/08/16 → 9/08/16

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Li, Z, Duysters, G & Gilsing, V 2016, The effect of knowledge decomposability on technological exploration in technological acquisitions. in 76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2016. Academy of Management, pp. 1457-1462, 76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2016, Anaheim, United States, 5/08/16. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2016.170

The effect of knowledge decomposability on technological exploration in technological acquisitions. / Li, Zhengyu; Duysters, Geert; Gilsing, Victor.
76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2016. Academy of Management, 2016. p. 1457-1462.

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