Towards an attention‐based view of technology decisions

Palmié, Maximilian; Lingens, Bernhard; Gassmann, Oliver

doi:10.1111/radm.12146

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“…Finally, the analysis offers new insights regarding the effects of timing in ideation processes. Recent studies on ideation (Chen et al , 2020; Palmie et al , 2015) have suggested that idea success depends on exposure. Increased exposure can result from increased attention when an idea does not surface at the same time as other ideas.…”

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“…The literature shows that the temporal dimensions matter and can significantly affect attention allocation in organizations (Cummings and Haas, 2012). Time allocation is, indeed, of quintessential importance to explain patterns of competition as well as variation in attention dynamics where employees are allocating time to novel ideas (Palmie et al , 2015).…”

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“…We assume that ideas are more likely to survive if they appear earlier and when they exhibit a longer temporal distance from other ideas posted in the jam. Having a greater exposure in the internal crowd allows ideas to attract more attention from employees (Palmie et al , 2015). This translates into increased activity around the idea and an increased likelihood for ideas to benefit from more feedback (Shapiro and Varian, 1999).…”

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Attention to ideas! Exploring idea survival in internal crowdsourcing

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Purpose -This paper analyzes how the distribution and structure of employees' attention influence idea survival in an organizational internal crowdsourcing session. Design/methodology/approach -Data from an online internal crowdsourcing session carried out within a multinational company with headquarters in Sweden were used to explore how idea attention influenced idea survival.Findings -Our findings indicate that the positive relationship between attention allocation and idea survival is mediated by idea appreciation, i.e. positive comments and suggestions that employees provide in response to ideas. In addition, we find that competition for attention negatively moderates the relationship between idea attention and positive comments. Finally, our results indicate that ideas are more likely to survive if they are submitted earlier in the crowdsourcing process and when the elapsed time since previously posted ideas in the session is longer. Practical implications -This study provides organizers of internal crowdsourcing sessions with new insights about factors influencing idea survival and about potential systematic biases in idea selection due to timing and competition between ideas. Originality/value -This paper contributes to the literature highlighting the relevance of attention-based theory in the context of crowd-based creativity and innovation management.

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“…The evolutionary theory of firms is an offshoot of the behavioral theory of firms (Cyert and March 1963) whose family comprises some further theories such as the attentionbased view. The attention-based view has generated useful insights in both the MNE and the innovation literatures (Bouquet and Birkinshaw 2008;Palmié et al 2015). We thus believe that future research can substantially advance our understanding of innovationrelated phenomena, multinational organisations, and SME management by applying one of these theories.…”

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Coordination mechanisms for international innovation in SMEs: effects on time-to-market and R&D task complexity as a moderator

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As SMEs increasingly internationalize their innovation activities, our study strives to improve our understanding of the coordination mechanisms that SMEs can adopt to orchestrate these activities. Building on the evolutionary theory of organizations, we link three established coordination mechanisms (centralization, formalization, and socialization) to the time-to-market of SMEs' product innovations. We also argue that the complexity of the internationalized R&D tasks moderates the relationship between the three coordination mechanisms and time-to-market. Survey data from 103 SMEs with international innovation activities broadly support our theoretical account. With respect to the main effects, our findings suggest that a high degree of centralization tends to prolong the time-to-market, whereas formalization tends to shorten it. The moderation results further indicate that centralization can become more beneficial when a firm internationalizes highly complex R&D tasks, while formalization tends to become less beneficial with increasing task complexity. Main and moderation effects with respect to socialization are inconclusive. We discuss the implications of these findings for the academic literature and management practice.

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“…We suggest an integrated approach, which involves all IP stakeholders, particularly external patent attorneys. As firms can benefit from including more stakeholders in highly important decisions (Palmié, Lingens and Gassmann 2016) and can improve their innovative and financial performance by interacting with different suppliers (Garcia Martinez et al, 2014), we argue that firms can improve the IP performance by interacting with external patent attorneys. Thus, filing of patents should be coordinated and aligned with all IP actors in order to achieve strategic goals, leverage the best combination of external and internal capabilities, and avoid undesirable or counter effects.…”

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Friend or foe? The effects of patent attorney use on filing strategyvis-a-visthe effects of firm experience

Süzeroğlu-Melchiors¹,

Gassmann

Palmié

2017

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Purpose In the intellectual property (IP) and management literature, the question of how external patent attorneys impact patent filings has been understudied. The purpose of this paper is to advance this area of research by examining how the use of external patent attorneys influences the patent filing strategies of firms and what impact firms’ level of experience with the exclusive use of in-house resources has on filing strategies. This study, thus, provides insights into the strategic dimension behind patent filing, a process which is affected by patent attorneys’ work and decision-making processes. Design/methodology/approach The econometric analysis is based on a patent database of 922,553 patents which is combined with an EPO patent database covering applications from 1990 to 2010. The authors test the hypotheses for this study using patent indicators addressing the impact of in-house firm experience vs the use of external patent attorneys on firm’s filing strategy. Findings This research finds empirical evidence that external patent attorneys’ work has an effect on patent scope, international scope, and patenting speed. Moreover, it can be shown that external patent attorneys have a positive impact on most filing dimensions, such as patent scope, international scope and the Patent Cooperation Treaty option, whereas the level of in-house firm experience has a negative impact on most filing dimensions. This implies that external patent attorneys seem to pursue a “maximization approach” while experienced firms seem to pursue a more differentiated approach to filing patents, for instance, drafting narrower and more focused patents. Practical implications The study suggests that effective filing strategies require an integrated approach between diverse IP stakeholders. More particularly, filing strategies should be communicated and aligned between all actors, including external patent attorneys in order to achieve the targeted patenting output. Originality/value The current study develops a patent filing typology, which accounts for patent attorneys’ decision options. In providing insights into patent attorneys’ work and their impacts on intellectual property rights management, the study is a useful complement to prior research, which has predominantly focused on applicants or examiners.

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Towards an attention‐based view of technology decisions

Cited by 22 publications

References 53 publications

Attention to ideas! Exploring idea survival in internal crowdsourcing

Attention to ideas! Exploring idea survival in internal crowdsourcing

Coordination mechanisms for international innovation in SMEs: effects on time-to-market and R&D task complexity as a moderator

Friend or foe? The effects of patent attorney use on filing strategyvis-a-visthe effects of firm experience

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