Innovation as newness: what is new, how new, and new to whom?
Abstract
Innovation implies newness. To define and measure innovation better, we investigated three dimensions of newness: what is new, how new, and new to whom? Drawing on prior research by Schumpeter and Kirzner, we developed a scale that addresses six areas of innovative activity: new products, new services, new methods of production, opening new markets, new sources of supply, and new ways of organizing. Using factor analysis on data from two separate field studies – 684 firms from eight industries and 200 information technology firms – we found that innovation as newness represents a unidimensional construct, distinguished only by the degree of radicalness.
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Citation
Johannessen, J., Olsen, B. and Lumpkin, G.T. (2001), "Innovation as newness: what is new, how new, and new to whom?", European Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. 4 No. 1, pp. 20-31. https://doi.org/10.1108/14601060110365547
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:MCB UP Ltd
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