The emergence of innovation as a social process: Theoretical exploration and implications for entrepreneurship and innovation

Yong Liu, Robert F. Lusch, Yubo Chen, Jurui Zhang

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Abstract

Understanding of business venturing cannot be complete without an understanding of the preconditions and drivers of the emergence of innovation in society. Con siderable thought and theory have focused on the diffusion of innovation in soci ety and the properties of innovation attributable to the entrepreneur or the firm. This chapter moves beyond these topics and focuses on theorizing about the emergence of innovations. The authors document how both theory and industry practices are moving away from viewing the emergence of innovation as a propri etary and mostly entrepreneur, individual or firm-centric process to a more open and largely social process. Importantly, institutions are viewed as both barriers to and opportunities for innovation and thus become the fundamental proposition for the emergence of innovation. The chapter develops five additional propositions on the emergence of innovation with both micro (firm-level) and macro (societal) implications. Implications for venture management, public policy, and research conclude the chapter.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationWorld Scientific Reference On Innovation
PublisherWorld Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd
Pages163-194
Number of pages32
Volume3
ISBN (Electronic)9789813147034
ISBN (Print)9789813147027
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 20 2018

Keywords

  • Business venturing
  • Communication
  • Creativity
  • Innovation
  • Innovation ecosystem
  • Institution

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
  • General Business, Management and Accounting

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