Browsing Articles (SOL) by Author "Laursen, Keld"
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Keep searching and you'll find: what do we know about variety creation through firms' search activities for innovation?
Laursen, Keld (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This paper critically reviews and synthesizes the contributions found in theoretical and empirical studies of firm level innovation search processes. It explores the advantages and disadvantages of local and non-local ... -
The paradox of openness: Appropriability, external search and collaboration
Laursen, Keld; Salter, Ammon J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)To innovate, firms often need to draw from, and collaborate with, a large number of actors from outside their organization. At the same time, firms need also to be focused on capturing the returns from their innovative ... -
Trapped or spurred by the home region? The effects of potential social capital on involvement in foreign markets for goods and technology
Laursen, Keld; Masciarelli, Francesca; Prencipe, Andrea (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Drawing on social capital theory and the international business literature, we argue that domestic geography, in terms of localized potential social capital, facilitates individual firms’ awareness of business opportunities, ...