Forward-looking external search as a driver for innovation : an empirical analysis of the value contribution of different search strategies for corporate foresight / Sara Polier ; with a foreword by Prof. Dr. Cornelius Herstatt.

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Forward-looking external search as a driver for innovation : an empirical analysis of the value contribution of different search strategies for corporate foresight / Sara Polier ; with a foreword by Prof. Dr. Cornelius Herstatt.

9783658261818 (electronic book)
3658261811 (electronic book)
3658261803
9783658261801

Wiesbaden, Germany : Springer Gabler, [2019]

English

1 online resource.

HD30.28 .P65 2019

658.4012

In this empirical analysis Sara Polier investigates forward-looking external search strategies and their impact on the value contribution of corporate foresight. Based on a mixed method approach combining a quantitative and qualitative analysis of large, R&D-intensive firms, the findings reveal a general positive influence of different search strategies with respect to the scope (i.e. breadth, depth, and distance) and direction of search (i.e. market, science, and intermediary-driven) on the role of foresight as a driver for innovation. This relationship is found to be mediated by a firm's exploratory learning capability, which appears to facilitate the effective transfer of external future-related knowledge into valuable outputs.

"Dissertation Technische Universität Hamburg/2018"--title-page verso.

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Gabler research. Forschungs-/Entwicklungs-/Innovations-Management.

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