Knowledge diffusion and industry growth: the case of Japan’s early cotton spinning industry

Braguinsky, Serguey

doi:10.1093/icc/dtv029

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“…Cattani, Dunbar, and Shapira () examined how value is attributed to a cultural product by studying the history of the Cremonese stringed instruments. Braguinsky () utilized historical data about Japan's early cotton spinning industry to illuminate the relationship between knowledge diffusion and industry growth. Gao, Zuzul, Jones, and Khanna () used a large oral history database to examine the importance of reputation in corporate longevity in emerging markets.…”

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History‐informed strategy research: The promise of history and historical research methods in advancing strategy scholarship

Argyres

Massis

Foss

et al. 2019

Strategic Management Journal

111

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Research Summary: The last decade has witnessed an increasing interest in the use of history and historical research methods in strategy research. We discuss how and why history and historical research methods can enrich theoretical explanations of strategy phenomena. In addition, we introduce the notions of "historyinformed strategy research," distinguishing between the dimensions of "history to theory" and "history in theory" and discussing various under-utilized methods that may further work on history-informed strategy research. We then discuss how contemporary research contributes to history-informed research within the strategy field, examine key methodological and empirical challenges associated with such research, and develop an agenda for future research.Managerial Summary: Firms are increasingly making use of their historical past as they reflect on their identities and how these can be used strategically. At the same time, strategy researchers are paying increasing to the use of historical research methods, as well as to how firms use history strategically. We take stock on the role of history in strategy research, outline the key strategic issues that can be informed by a historical way of doing research, discuss the available historical methods, and offer suggestions for future research in the history/strategy intersection.firm identity, historical research methods, history-informed strategy research, small-N research, the role of the past

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Section: History As a New Old Trend In Strategymentioning

confidence: 99%

History‐informed strategy research: The promise of history and historical research methods in advancing strategy scholarship

Argyres

Massis

Foss

et al. 2019

Strategic Management Journal

111

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“…However, we are particularly interested in the role of individual firms in shaping the business landscape, because NK models simulate the actions of individual firms. A notable example of shaping by individual firms comes from the early Japanese cottonspinning industry (Braguinsky 2015, Braguinsky andHounshell 2016). In the late 19th century, a new entrant to the industry recruited a Japanese student, who was already in Britain, to study the cotton spinning technology used there.…”

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Searching, Shaping, and the Quest for Superior Performance

2017

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This article has three premises. First, much strategy work has tended to focus\ud more on search than shaping the business context. Second, prior research has yet to precisely\ud define and elucidate conceptually what it means to shape the business context.\ud We argue that shaping entails creating or changing the payoff structure—the mapping\ud between the choices that firms make and the payoffs to them—for all firms in a particular\ud business context. Third, research has paid limited attention to the interdependencies\ud between search and shaping, and to what we call the “paradox of shaping.” That is, firms\ud face the paradox that although they can improve their performance by shaping the business\ud context or landscape, the more often other firms reshape the landscape and the more\ud elements of the landscape that other firms alter, the less sustainable are any competitive\ud advantages derived from shaping. Taken together, these premises highlight an important\ud gap–that most theories and formal models of firm performance, strategic opportunities,\ud and competitive advantage, miss an important component of the profitability equation—\ud and addressing it is precisely what this article aspires to do

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“…The capabilities of entrepreneurial ventures are not only based on their founders' knowledge. Early employees also bring relevant knowledge and social capital to the firm, particularly if they have acquired work experience in other firms active in the same industry (Braguinsky, 2015). The performance of entrepreneurial entrants may be related to the number and quality of early-hires in various ways.…”

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Drivers of spin-off performance in industry clusters: Embodied knowledge or embedded firms?

Buenstorf

Costa

2018

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Numerous studies attest to the distinctive performance of intra-industry spin-offs located in agglomerated regions. Besides entrepreneurs' pre-entry experience, both superior hires and regional embeddedness have been suggested as factors contributing to this pattern. We employ linked employer-employee data to assess their relevance in the empirical context of the Portuguese plastic injection molds industry. We find that the longevity of entrants is associated with the number and quality of early employees hired from within the industry, consistent with the importance of embodied knowledge flows. Our findings do not suggest that entrants' centrality in the regional industry network enhances their longevity.

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Knowledge diffusion and industry growth: the case of Japan’s early cotton spinning industry

Cited by 13 publications

References 51 publications

History‐informed strategy research: The promise of history and historical research methods in advancing strategy scholarship

History‐informed strategy research: The promise of history and historical research methods in advancing strategy scholarship

Searching, Shaping, and the Quest for Superior Performance

Drivers of spin-off performance in industry clusters: Embodied knowledge or embedded firms?

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