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Redefining Innovation as System Re-Definition

In: Dynamics of Knowledge, Corporate Systems and Innovation

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  • Ken Kusunoki

    (Hitotsubashi University)

  • Yaichi Aoshima

    (Hitotsubashi University)

Abstract

Ironically, our understandings of innovation appear to become increasingly vague, as “innovation” has been one of the most powerful buzz words. Currently, the concept of innovation is likely to be misunderstood just as “something new” or “something good”. Since Schumpeter first defined innovation as new combination, there has been substantial accumulation of innovation research. Despite the rich literature on innovation, not only Schumpeter but also many followers did not pay much attention into the core of the definition of innovation. We will go back to the basics of innovation research in order to reexamine the essence of innovation, and to derive theoretical and practical implications for managing innovation in modern competitive environment. Redefining innovation as “system redefinition”, we will present an analytical framework of innovation to explore its discontinuous nature of new combination.

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  • Ken Kusunoki & Yaichi Aoshima, 2010. "Redefining Innovation as System Re-Definition," Springer Books, in: Hiroyuki Itami & Ken Kusunoki & Tsuyoshi Numagami & Akira Takeishi (ed.), Dynamics of Knowledge, Corporate Systems and Innovation, chapter 0, pages 43-75, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-642-04480-9_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-04480-9_3
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    1. Youngjin Yoo & Ola Henfridsson & Kalle Lyytinen, 2010. "Research Commentary ---The New Organizing Logic of Digital Innovation: An Agenda for Information Systems Research," Information Systems Research, INFORMS, vol. 21(4), pages 724-735, December.

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