Export Growth and Path-Dependence: the Locking-in of Innovations in the Software Industry

D’Costa, Anthony P.

doi:10.1057/9781403943842_3

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“…Taking as an example the defeat of electrical vehicles to gasoline cars in the early years of the 20 th century, they note that a defeated technology can reappear more than a century later when conditions have changed. And D'Costa (2002) shows that market diversification, in particular, efforts to develop the domestic market, are ways to break the lock-in of the Indian software industry in low, value-added activities. More generally, Unruh and CarrilloHermosilla explain (2006), un-locking technology systems requires a combination of systematic efforts to promote alternatives, a critical mass or social and political recognition of a need for social action, and a focusing event that acts as a catalyst for concerns and initiatives.…”

Section: Understanding Lock-inmentioning

confidence: 99%

Infrastructures, lock-in, and sustainable urban development: the case of waste incineration in the Göteborg Metropolitan Area

Corvellec

Campos

Zapata

2013

Journal of Cleaner Production

117

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Section: Understanding Lock-inmentioning

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Infrastructures, lock-in, and sustainable urban development: the case of waste incineration in the Göteborg Metropolitan Area

Corvellec

Campos

Zapata

2013

Journal of Cleaner Production

117

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“…The typology has also been used to conceptualize innovation processes previously, most notably by Poole et al (2000), but its application to path dependency theory is new. 2 In the broader path dependency literature, industry-level conceptualizations include, for example, overall innovation trajectories followed by entire industries (D'Costa, 2002). Macro-level studies of path dependency are also common in the fields of historical sociology and political science.…”

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Is one path enough? Multiple paths and path interaction as an extension of path dependency theory

Bergek

Onufrey

2013

Industrial and Corporate Change

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In order to explain the development of multi-technology companies and industries where several alternative technologies co-exist and interact over long time periods, this paper suggests an extension of path dependency theory by providing a conceptualization of the path notion which incorporates the theoretical possibility of multiple paths and path interaction. The conceptualization is applied to a patent study of three leading companies in the lighting industry: General Electric, Osram/Siemens and Philips. The study shows technology development patterns that are characterized by strong persistence, both within each path and across the whole technology field. These results demonstrate that multiple technological paths can co-exist in companies and industries, characterized by simultaneous long-term presence of several technologies. In such cases, path interaction takes place both between co-existing paths and when new, radically different paths are created. Although further studies are needed to identify the underlying self-reinforcing mechanisms, there is a clear indication that technological path dependency is not restricted to unitary progression patterns, as implied by previous conceptualizations.

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“…Las multinacionales son agentes económicos principales porque usualmente poseen ventajas significativas sobre las empresas nacionales, unas de carácter tecnológico y otras de mercado (Sampedro & Vera Cruz, 2003), lo cual hace imperativo examinar la capacidad de innovación que pueda surgir de su interacción con las empresas nacionales (D'Costa, 2002).…”

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Strategic analysis of collaboration between national and multinational companies of software in Colombia using dynamics system

Morales

Velásquez

Beltrán

2016

Int. j. psychol. res.

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Palabras clave:multinacionales, industria de software, dinámica de sistemas, Colombia, psicología organizacional, innovación tecnológica.Las multinacionales de software son agentes económicos con el potencial de afectar drásticamente la dinámica de desarrollo de la industria doméstica en este sector. Tales efectos dependen del tipo de relación (de competencia o colaboración) establecida entre las empresas. Respecto a la relación de competencia, la literatura revela avances en su comprensión sistémica. Sin embargo, el análisis del comportamiento colaborativo entre empresas multinacionales y nacionales de software y sus efectos sobre el desarrollo de estas últimas ha avanzado poco, siendo notable en la literatura la ausencia de modelos de simulación para analizar el fenómeno. El propósito de este trabajo es hacer una contribución en esta dirección, utilizando la Dinámica de Sistemas como aproximación metodológica. Los resultados obtenidos ponen en evidencia las condiciones favorables y desfavorables para el establecimiento de una relación de colaboración con multinacionales, conduciendo a una mejor comprensión del fenómeno bajo estudio y propiciando la formulación e implantación de estrategias más exitosas de crecimiento de la industria. ABSTRACTKey words: multinationals software companies, software industry, dynamics system, Colombia, Industrial and organizational psychology, technology innovation.The multinationals software companies are economic agents with the potential of affecting drastically the dynamics of development of the domestic industry in this sector. These effects depend on the type of relationship (competition or cooperation) between the companies. On the relationship of competition, the literature reveals progress in their systemic understanding. However, the analysis of collaborative behavior among national and multinational software companies and their effects on the development of the latter has advanced little, being notable in the literature the absence of simulation models to analyze the phenomenon. The purpose of this work is to make a contribution in this way, using the system dynamics as a methodological approach. The results obtained

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Export Growth and Path-Dependence: the Locking-in of Innovations in the Software Industry

Cited by 26 publications

References 21 publications

Infrastructures, lock-in, and sustainable urban development: the case of waste incineration in the Göteborg Metropolitan Area

Infrastructures, lock-in, and sustainable urban development: the case of waste incineration in the Göteborg Metropolitan Area

Is one path enough? Multiple paths and path interaction as an extension of path dependency theory

Strategic analysis of collaboration between national and multinational companies of software in Colombia using dynamics system

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