In this study,we analyze new ways of conceptualizing improvements in firms'innovation by implementing the"right-factors configuration,"illustrated through an analog of a recipe and its ingredients.Specif...In this study,we analyze new ways of conceptualizing improvements in firms'innovation by implementing the"right-factors configuration,"illustrated through an analog of a recipe and its ingredients.Specifically,we research the multiple combinations of three ingredients(creativity,innovation networks,and resources)required to accomplish the innovation recipe.Using a sample of firms from a Spanish science and technology park,we apply qualitative comparative analysis(QCA)-specifically,fuzzy-set QCA(fsQCA)-to test the importance of each component in technological and non-technological innovation.First,the results suggest a map of combinations of innovative ingredients with eight possible patterns.Second,they show that the only ingredient needed is the combination of a creative climate and creative intensity.Finally,the methods of obtaining technological and non-technological innovations differ.The implications for management and policymakers are discussed,and directions for future research are highlighted.展开更多
基金support provided by the PID2021-126516NB-I00 project funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/FEDER,UE.
文摘In this study,we analyze new ways of conceptualizing improvements in firms'innovation by implementing the"right-factors configuration,"illustrated through an analog of a recipe and its ingredients.Specifically,we research the multiple combinations of three ingredients(creativity,innovation networks,and resources)required to accomplish the innovation recipe.Using a sample of firms from a Spanish science and technology park,we apply qualitative comparative analysis(QCA)-specifically,fuzzy-set QCA(fsQCA)-to test the importance of each component in technological and non-technological innovation.First,the results suggest a map of combinations of innovative ingredients with eight possible patterns.Second,they show that the only ingredient needed is the combination of a creative climate and creative intensity.Finally,the methods of obtaining technological and non-technological innovations differ.The implications for management and policymakers are discussed,and directions for future research are highlighted.
