Papers by Kristina DAHLIN
Today's Edisons: Technical Merit and Commercial Success of Inventions by Independent Inventors
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, 2005
We develop a valid definition of technological radicalness which states that a successful radical... more We develop a valid definition of technological radicalness which states that a successful radical invention is: (1) novel; (2) unique; and (3) has an impact on future technology. The first two criteria allow us to identify potentially radical inventions ex ante market introduction; adding the third condition, we can ex post determine if an invention served as an important change agent. Empirically testable condition selected 6 of 581 tennis racket patents granted between 1971 and 2001. Two of the identified patents-the oversized and the wide-body rackets-are considered radical inventions by industry experts. Applying our definition and operationalization would allow researchers to achieve greater generalizability across studies, avoid endogenous definitions of radicalness, and study predictors of market success for radical inventions.
Aspiration Performance and Railroads' Patterns of Experiential Learning from Train Wrecks and Crashes
Social Science Research Network, 2006
ABSTRACT
Opportunity Knocks
Social Science Research Network, 2005
Research on technological opportunity has typically focused on the impact of broad industry chara... more Research on technological opportunity has typically focused on the impact of broad industry characteristics on R&D intensity of firms. This study complements such approaches by examining the impact of a multidimensional vector that measures technological opportunity on independent inventors' decisions to patent and commercialize inventions. Using data from 559 inventions and controlling for demand, appropriability, and competitive conditions, we found two of four tested dimensions of technological opportunity - technical performance and technical uncertainty - to be significant and important determinants of the likelihood of commercialization. Technical feasibility appears important in affecting patenting but unimportant in affecting commercialization. Technical significance carries a negative, although insignificant, sign conditioning commercialization.
Social Science Research Network, May 6, 2006
We develop a valid definition of technological radicalness which states that a successful radical... more We develop a valid definition of technological radicalness which states that a successful radical invention is: (1) novel; (2) unique; and (3) has an impact on future technology. The first two criteria allow us to identify potentially radical inventions ex ante market introduction; adding the third condition, we can ex post determine if an invention served as an important change agent. Empirically testable condition selected 6 of 581 tennis racket patents granted between 1971 and 2001. Two of the identified patents-the oversized and the wide-body rackets-are considered radical inventions by industry experts. Applying our definition and operationalization would allow researchers to achieve greater generalizability across studies, avoid endogenous definitions of radicalness, and study predictors of market success for radical inventions.
Managing international R&D for global platforms and local adaptions
When do radical innovations occur? A theory and test of new users as carriers of novelty
Firms innovation patterns over time: imitation requires information
Novelty or Noise? The Hunt for the Perfect Patent Novelty Metric
Proceedings - Academy of Management, Aug 1, 2023
Independent vs firm-based inventors
A theory and operationalization of technological radicalness
More Similar or Less Similar? Population-Level Behavior of Hospitals and Tennis Racket Firms over three decades
Learning from Organizational Errors and Failures
Academy of Management Proceedings, 2016
Errors are misinterpretations of received information; and failures have been defined as a deviat... more Errors are misinterpretations of received information; and failures have been defined as a deviation from expected or desired goals or results. Errors and failures always occur in organizations, an...
New Frontiers in Organizational Learning
Academy of Management Proceedings
Multimarket Contact, Strategic Alliances, and Firm Performance
Journal of Management, 2015
With Whom Do Technology Sponsors Partner During Technology Battles? Social Networking Strategies for Unproven (and Proven) Technologies
Organization Science, 2016
Success of Inventions by Independent Inventors
Academy of Management Annals
If citing, it is advised that you check and use the publisher's definitive version for pagination... more If citing, it is advised that you check and use the publisher's definitive version for pagination, volume/issue, and date of publication details. And where the final published version is provided on the Research Portal, if citing you are again advised to check the publisher's website for any subsequent corrections.
Research Policy, 2005
We develop a valid definition of technological radicalness which states that a successful radical... more We develop a valid definition of technological radicalness which states that a successful radical invention is: (1) novel, (2) unique, and has an impact on future technology. The first two criteria allow us to identify potentially radical inventions ex ante market introduction; adding the third condition, we can ex post determine if an invention served as an important change agent. Empirically testable condition selected 6 of 581 tennis racket patents granted between 1971 and 2001. Two of the identified patents -the oversized and the wide-body rackets -are considered radical inventions by industry experts. Applying our definition and operationalization would allow researchers to achieve greater generalizability across studies, avoid endogenous definitions of radicalness, and study predictors of market success for radical inventions.
Diffusion and Industrial Dynamics in the Robot Industry
Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation, 1995
11 DIFFUSION AND INDUSTRIAL DYNAMICS IN THE ROBOT INDUSTRY* Kristina Dahlin INTRODUCTION1 The rob... more 11 DIFFUSION AND INDUSTRIAL DYNAMICS IN THE ROBOT INDUSTRY* Kristina Dahlin INTRODUCTION1 The robot industry was founded by American firms in the early 1960s; ten years later the installed robots world-wide numbered close to 5,000 units. In 1989 the world market had grown to ...
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