VACULÍK, Marek, Annika LORENZ, Nadine ROIJAKKERS and Wim VANHAVERBEKE. Pulling the Plug? Investigating Firm-Level Drivers of Innovation Project Termination. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 2018, vol. 66, No 2, p. 180-192. ISSN 0018-9391. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2018.2798922.
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Original name Pulling the Plug? Investigating Firm-Level Drivers of Innovation Project Termination
Authors VACULÍK, Marek, Annika LORENZ, Nadine ROIJAKKERS and Wim VANHAVERBEKE.
Edition IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 2018, 0018-9391.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 50202 Applied Economics, Econometrics
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Organization unit Moravian Business College Olomouc
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2018.2798922
UT WoS 000465230100005
Keywords in English Dynamic capabilities; innovation process; innovation project termination; organizational agility
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Abstract
Firms need to innovate and develop dynamic capabilities to create a sustainable competitive advantage. Due to this pressure, firms in high-tech industries invest a high percentage of their revenues in innovation. Despite the vast number of innovation success stories, only one in five innovation projects reaches the market. It is important to understand the drivers of project termination as many firms make sizable investments in innovation and these drivers may have a significant impact on their innovation performance. Therefore, the earlier recognition of unfeasible projects would avoid continued investment and release resources that could be invested in more profitable projects. This paper investigates firm-level factors influencing the termination of innovation projects based on a sample of 4385 firms in the Czech Republic and Germany. We find that firm size, research and development activities, organizational agility, and the level of internationalization are positively associated with innovation project termination. Surprisingly, marketing innovation is also positively associated with project termination. Our results contribute to an improved understanding of why some firms are better at identifying unsuccessful projects (earlier) than others. Identifying generalizable factors provides complementary insights into project-level factors of project termination that can have a remarkable impact on the profitability and survival of firms.
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