What might motivate employees to participate in internal crowdsourcing, a peer-based approach to innovation? Should … are aligned with the aspirational, peer-based approach to innovation? We partnered with NASA for a qualitative study and a … participate in crowdsourcing. First, we show that concerns about the legitimacy of peer-based innovation disincentivize employees …

the average patent, VC-backed innovation is substantially more procyclical than the broader economy. This is driven early …-stage startups, whose innovation in recessions is relatively less cited, less original, less general, and less related to fundamental …