Coordination efforts that access and align relevant cross-functional expertise are regarded as an essential element of innovation success. In recent years, these efforts have been further augmented through complementary investments in information systems, which provide the technological...

This paper focuses on how information and technology drive digital business innovation in business ecosystems where multiple co-contributors work together to innovate new business models. Specifically, we develop a framework based on two novel concepts — (1) digital business innovation (DBI)...

Seizing the latest technological advances in distributed work, an increasing number of firms have set up offshore captive centers in emerging economies to carry out sophisticated R&D work. We analyze survey data from 132 R&D captive centers established by foreign multinational companies in India...

In this paper, we examine how stock market valuations and investor expectations shape the response of incumbent firms to technological innovation. We situate our study in the context of the significant and pervasive shift across diverse industries towards digitally biased innovations, and seek...

Businesses understand the power of digital innovations to reshape industries and markets. Yet, time and again, they have struggled to innovate with new and disruptive technologies. Research by Clayton Christensen and others demonstrate that an incumbent's failure has little to do with the...

Problem Definition. In what kind of business method innovation do firms in the manufacturing and trade sectors engage? Does engagement in business method innovation create value for these firms? The present paper provides answers to these questions with empirical evidence.Methodology/Results....

Blurring industry boundaries and reorganization of conventional linear value chain led to new configurations that have come to be known as digital ecosystems. This chapter discusses how firms compete in a rapidly digitizing ecosystem environment. First, this chapter examines the architecture,...