Temporal Routines for Generational Product Innovation in Computer Software
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چکیده
This study uses a routines-based theoretical lens to examine time-based pacing of generational product innovation in the applications software industry. We develop a temporal routines model to explain the effect of time since previous innovation on generational product innovation. The model further suggests that organizational size moderates the time-pacing relationship. Employing event history analysis, we examined forty-six organizations competing in four segments of business productivity software from 1994 to 1998. We found empirical evidence consistent with our temporal routines model, indicating that software organizations, particularly larger organizations, employ temporal routines for generational product innovation.
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