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Idea twins: Simultaneous discoveries as a research tool
Abstract
Research Summary Over half a century after Merton's (1963) description of simultaneous discoveries “as a strategic research site” for social science, they are hardly ever studied. This paper illustrates the potential of this phenomenon as a research tool. First, I describe their vast theoretical potential for strategy and innovation research and review prior works on the topic. Second, I describe a new method that generates lists of recent...
Paper Details
Title
Idea twins: Simultaneous discoveries as a research tool
Published Date
Apr 29, 2020
Journal
Volume
41
Issue
8
Pages
1528 - 1543
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