文档介绍：Journal of High Technology
Management Research 14 (2003) 21–45
An empirical test of environmental, organizational, and
process factors affecting incremental and radical innovation
Christine S. Koberga, Dawn R. Detienneb,*,1, Kurt A. Heppardc,2
aGraduate School of Business Administration, University of Colorado, Campus Box 419, Boulder,
CO 80309-0419, USA
bDepartment of Management and HR, Utah State University, 3555 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-3555, USA
cDepartment of Management, United States Air Force Academy, 2354 Fairchild Drive, Suite 6H94,
USAF Academy, CO 80840-5701, USA
Accepted 27 November 2002
Abstract
This study examines the influence of environmental, organizational, process, and managerial
characteristics on incremental and radical innovation across three industries (aerospace, electronic
components, and munications). Results show that different mixes of environmental and
organizational variables were significant predictors of incremental and radical innovation. Factors that
favor incremental innovation include environmental dynamism, age and size of the firm (although not
in the expected direction), intrafirm structural linkages, and the age of the CEO. Factors that favor
radical innovation include environmental dynamism, intrafirm linkages, experimentation, and
transitioning or sequencing from one project or product to another.
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Keywords: Innovation; Radical; Incremental
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E-mail addresses: christine.******@ (. Koberg), ******@ (. Detienne),
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