ANTECEDENTS TO RADICAL INNOVATIONS: A LONGITUDINAL LOOK AT FIRMS IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY BY AGGREGATION OF PATENTS

Radicalness of innovation is often contingent upon access to technologies whose applications exceed their technological definition (technology distinctness (TD)) and sourcing innovation outside a firm’s focal industry (exterior sourcing (ES)). However, going outside one’s focal industry can be expensive and can lead to inconclusive results. We posit that exterior sourcing and technology distinctness, both have inverse U relationship with...