Forward-looking External Search as a Driver for Innovation An Empirical Analysis of the Value Contribution of Different Search Strategies for Corporate Foresight /

• Main Author: Polier, Sara (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer Gabler, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Forschungs-/Entwicklungs-/Innovations-Management
• Subjects: Management.; Industrial management.; Economic policy.; Leadership.; Innovation/Technology Management.; R & D/Technology Policy.; Business Strategy/Leadership.

In this empirical analysis Sara Polier investigates forward-looking external search strategies and their impact on the value contribution of corporate foresight. Based on a mixed method approach combining a quantitative and qualitative analysis of large, R&D-intensive firms, the findings reveal...

Table of Contents:

• Theoretical foundations of organizational search and corporate foresight
• Research field of external search
• Impact of forward-looking external search on the value of corporate foresight. .