Superman or the Fantastic Four? knowledge combination And experience in Innovative Teams
Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: This study focuses on effects of knowledge and experience on both mean and variance measures of individual and team innovations. We propose that multiple knowledge domains produce novel combinations that increase the variance of product performance and that extensive experience produces outputs with high average performance. We analyzed innovations in the comic book industry, finding that innovations with extreme success and failure were affected by factors similar to those affecting high-performing innovations. Multimember teams and teams with experience working together produced innovations with greater variation in value, but individuals were able to combine knowledge diversity more effectively than teams.
Source: Academy of Management Journal
Authors: Alva Taylor, Henrich R. Greve
Institutions: Dartmouth College, BI Norwegian Business School
Language: English
Subfield: Strategy and Management
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2055329467