Management research has increasingly explored the domains of ecosystems, platforms, and
open/user/distributed innovation—governance structures focused on engaging with external …

The concept of disruptive innovation has gained considerable currency among practitioners
despite widespread misunderstanding of its core principles. Similarly, foundational research …

Schumpeter famously popularized “creative destruction” as the process whereby new
entrants replaced existing firms. In most cases, however, some incumbent firms survive and …

The resource-based view (RBV) makes a significant contribution to strategy by explaining
the relationship between resources and firm performance. Particularly in low uncertainty …

Why do some new technologies emerge and quickly supplant incumbent technologies while
others take years or decades to take off? We explore this question by presenting a …

Investigating the benefits of sustainable business models for our societies is an important
and timely topic. This Special Volume contributes to current research by exploring a variety …

We examine the role of incumbent firms in developing radical technologies, distinguishing
between their motivation and ability to develop radical inventions. We argue that the …

We evaluate the effects of component choices on firms' performance following a negative
shock to the ecosystem's alignment structure. We advance a theoretical framework that …

The concept of disruptive innovation has gained currency among managers even while core
concepts remain misunderstood. Likewise, foundational research on disruption has …

This article uses a study of the Swiss mechanical watch industry to build theory about how a
legacy technology, instead of being supplanted by a new dominant design as current theory …