Knowledge transfer through inheritance: Spinout generation, development, and survival

    Authors

    R. Agarwal; R. Echambadi; A. M. Franco;M. B. Sarkar

    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Acad. Manage. J.

    Keywords

    RADICAL PRODUCT INNOVATION; RESOURCE-BASED THEORY; TECHNOLOGICAL; INNOVATION; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; MARKET ENTRY; ORGANIZATIONAL-CHANGE; DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; START-UPS; PERFORMANCE; FIRM; Business; Management

    Abstract

    We investigated how the knowledge capabilities of industry incumbents affected the generation, development, and performance of "spin-outs" (entrepreneurial ventures of ex-employees). Analyses of 1977-97 data from the disk drive industry supported our hypothesis that incumbents with both strong technological and market pioneering know-how generate fewer spin-outs than firms with strength in only one of these areas. Also, an incumbent's capabilities at the time of a spin-out's founding positively affect the spin-out's knowledge capabilities and its probability of survival.

    Journal Title

    Academy of Management Journal

    Volume

    47

    Issue/Number

    4

    Publication Date

    1-1-2004

    Document Type

    Review

    Language

    English

    First Page

    501

    Last Page

    522

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000223566400004

    ISSN

    0001-4273

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