Diversity in patterns of industry evolution: How an intrapreneurial regime contributed to the emergence of the service robot industry

Lechevalier, Sébastien; Nishimura, Junichi; Storz, Cornelia

doi:10.1016/j.respol.2014.07.012

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“…Thus, this type of industry has the characteristics of a loosened hierarchy and a relieved centralization with type (B) open innovation, as per Figure 1. On the other hand, the Korean robotics industry does not have the centralization system of large companies, and diverse robotics companies coming from various sectors coexist together, like the Japanese intrapreneurial regime of the service robot industry, through collaborations between new firms with established large firms [8]. The Korean robotics industry has a scattered hierarchy, showing the characteristics of open innovation of type (C) in Figure 1, with many indirect polices by the Korean government [9].…”

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The Effect of Open Innovation on Technology Value and Technology Transfer: A Comparative Analysis of the Automotive, Robotics, and Aviation Industries of Korea

Yun

Jeong

Lee³

et al. 2018

Sustainability

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With the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the Korean industrial environment has been rapidly changing. As a result, several industries are facing different innovation conditions, including: the automotive industry, which is a traditional manufacturing industry in Korea; the aerospace industry, which has been vertically integrated, and has been led by a single large company-Korea Aerospace Industries-since Korea went through an economic crisis in the 1990s; and the robotics industry, which is currently emerging. This study used parameters related to patents originating from the automobile, robotics, and aerospace fields. The patents subjected to analysis were those registered in Korea from 2001 to 2014, and included those that were applied for, jointly applied for, or registered by Korean companies. This study analyzed the differences caused by the effect of open innovation in the three industries. According to our results, first, the three industries experienced different effects of open innovation. Second, when large companies controlled a given industry, open innovation either worked a little or did not work at all. According to this research result, the Korean robotics industry, which has a weak dominance of large companies, experienced a strong effect of open innovation, in that joint patent applications led to economic gains from the patents and an increase in technology transfer and technology value. The aerospace industry of Korea, which has the highest dominance of large companies, experienced a slight effect of open innovation, as the effect of joint patent application only improved the technology value. Finally, the automotive industry of Korea had an intermediate level of open innovation, between the aerospace and robotics sectors.

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The Effect of Open Innovation on Technology Value and Technology Transfer: A Comparative Analysis of the Automotive, Robotics, and Aviation Industries of Korea

Yun

Jeong

Lee³

et al. 2018

Sustainability

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“…In 1908, George Shull at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Edward East at the Connecticut State College detected lack of deterioration in yield and vigor of inbred corn, a scientific discovery that would underpin the emergence of the hybrid corn industry (Griliches, 1957). Similarly, scientific discoveries are an initial trigger event of the incubation stage of many industries, including flat panel displays (Eggers, 2014), biopharmaceuticals (Zucker, Darby, & Brewer, 1998), nano-technology based (Rothaermel & Thursby, 2007), service robotics (Lechevalier, Nishimura, & Storz, 2014), solid-state lighting (Min & Sarkar, 2015;Sanderson & Simons, 2014), synthetic diamonds (Phaal, O'Sullivan, Routley, Ford, & Probert, 2011), CCD image sensors (Roy & Sarkar, 2017), and agricultural biotechnology (Moeen & Agarwal, 2017).…”

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Athena's Birth: Triggers, Actors, and Actions Preceding Industry Inception

Agarwal

Moeen

Shah

2017

Strat. Entrepreneurship J.

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Research summary Industry evolution scholars define industry inception as the first instance of product commercialization, focusing on subsequent time periods of growth and maturity. Left understudied are the triggers, actors, and actions preceding industry inception. We integrate recent research in a preliminary framework, conceptualizing the incubation stage as activated by a “trigger” event—a scientific discovery, unmet user need, or mission‐oriented grand challenges—and continuing through the first instances of product commercialization. We focus on illuminating actions of multiple and heterogeneous actors that help reduce high technological and demand uncertainty, thereby shaping industry structure and strategic action post‐commercialization. To point, although the actors may be different, their actions follow a similar theme. We hope this framework spurs future research investigating the understudied incubation stage of new industries. Managerial summary Numerous visionaries––inventors, entrepreneurs, scientists, users, managers, policy makers, and others––spend decades laying the groundwork that leads to the creation of new industries. Their contributions are critical, yet have received little systematic attention. Here, we illuminate their actions during the understudied “incubation” stage sparked by a trigger event and culminating in the first instance of product commercialization. We begin by documenting three triggers: scientific and technological discoveries, unmet user needs, and mission‐oriented grand challenges. We show that following a trigger event, visionaries solve the technological problems required to transform an innovative idea into a viable commercial product and engage potential adopters and stakeholders; they do this by both applying their existing knowledge base and engaging in experimentation. Their efforts set the stage for subsequent commercialization efforts. Copyright © 2017 Strategic Management Society.

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“…Earlier studies have produced evidence based on the skill-biased nature 1. Exceptions include international comparison of AIrelated patent applications (Lechevalier, Nishimura, and Storz 2014), and empirical research on the economic impacts of industrial robots (Graetz and Michaels 2015). of ICT, which indicates that skilled labor and ICT are complementary (e.g., Autor, Katz, and Krueger 1998;Bresnahan, Brynjolfsson, and Hitt 2002;Doms, Dunne, and Troske 1997;Krueger 1993).…”

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“…Exceptions include international comparison of AI‐related patent applications (Lechevalier, Nishimura, and Storz ), and empirical research on the economic impacts of industrial robots (Graetz and Michaels ).…”

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Firms' Expectations About the Impact of Ai and Robotics: Evidence From a Survey

Morikawa

2016

Economic Inquiry

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This study presents new evidence on firms' views about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics on their business and employment, using data from an original survey of more than 3,000 Japanese firms. The focus of this study is on technology‐skill complementarity. Firms with highly educated employees tend to expect positive impacts of AI‐related technologies on their business, and vice versa. Larger firms and firms that engage in global markets tend to have positive views about the impacts of AI‐related technologies. (JEL O33, J23, J24, M15)

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Diversity in patterns of industry evolution: How an intrapreneurial regime contributed to the emergence of the service robot industry

Cited by 35 publications

References 58 publications

The Effect of Open Innovation on Technology Value and Technology Transfer: A Comparative Analysis of the Automotive, Robotics, and Aviation Industries of Korea

The Effect of Open Innovation on Technology Value and Technology Transfer: A Comparative Analysis of the Automotive, Robotics, and Aviation Industries of Korea

Athena's Birth: Triggers, Actors, and Actions Preceding Industry Inception

Firms' Expectations About the Impact of Ai and Robotics: Evidence From a Survey

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