| 31. |
- Saemundsson, Rögnvaldur J., 1968
(author)
-
On the Interaction between the Growth Process and the Development of Technical Knowledge in Young and Growing Technology-Based Firms
- 2005
-
In: Technovation. - 0166-4972. ; 25:3, s. 223-235
-
Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper investigates the tensions that exist in young and growing technology-based firms between (1) increasing technological opportunities for further growth and (2) the costs of developing these opportunities.Data from 70 medium-sized, young technology-based firms were used to test two hypotheses concerning changes in the number of separate fields of technical knowledge during growth. Increasing the number of separate fields of technical knowledge increases the technological opportunities available to the firm, but increases the cost of developing and integrating knowledge from multiple fields.The results indicate that tensions between technological opportunities and the costs of technological development in young technology-based firms are created due to both the advances in science and technology and the firms’ growth process itself.
|
|
| 32. |
|
|
| 33. |
- Saemundsson, Rögnvaldur J., 1968
(author)
-
Technical Knowledge Seeking in a Young and Growing Technology-Based Firm: Incentives and Direction
- 2004
-
In: International Journal of Innovation Management. - 1363-9196. ; 8:4, s. 399-429
-
Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The purpose of the paper is to investigate technical knowledge-seeking activities in young and growing technology-based firms. Changes in technical knowledge-seeking activities were traced using a single illustrative case study of a young and growing technology-based firm. The results of the study show how strong commitment to the business concept of the emerging firm affected the direction of technical knowledge-seeking in a way that increases the vulnerability of the firm. New employees who were not as familiar with or committed to the original business concept brought with them different incentives for knowledge-seeking, which lead to search in new directions. These knowledge-seeking activities were important for the renewal of the firm's knowledge base. It is therefore suggested that differences in individual incentives may affect the direction of technical knowledge-seeking activities, and correspondingly, that multiple incentives are an important source of diversity in technical knowledge creation.
|
|
| 34. |
- Saemundsson, Rögnvaldur J., 1968
(author)
-
The effects of the establishment of engineering degree programs in biological engineering on research and innovation
- 2014
-
In: Conference Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Health Care & Life Sciences. 2nd annual InnovHealth network. 11-12 Dec 2014, Gothenburg, Sweden..
-
Conference paper (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This paper explores the role and importance of the emergence of new degrees in biological engineering. This paper was presented at the Conference Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Health Care & Life Sciences. 2nd annual InnovHealth network. IIE organized this conference, 11-12 Dec 2014, Gothenburg, Sweden.
|
|
| 35. |
|
|
| 36. |
|
|
| 37. |
- Saemundsson, Rögnvaldur J., 1968, et al.
(author)
-
Yes, now we can: Technological change and the exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities
- 2011
-
In: Journal of High Technology Management Research. - : Elsevier BV. - 1047-8310. ; 22:2, s. 102-113
-
Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The paper investigates how technological change in an industry influence which individuals will identify and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities. We propose that the introduction of new development tools will change knowledge-barriers to entry because they enable the abstraction of specialized knowledge that was previously needed for development. Empirically we test the argument using data from the web design industry in a Nordic country during the period 1992-2003. We compare the education and experience of founders before and after the introduction of web administration tools in 1998 and find a significant difference, which supports the main thesis of our argument.
|
|
| 38. |
|
|
| 39. |
- Ölvander, Johan, et al.
(author)
-
Preface
- 2018
-
In: Proceedings of NordDesign: Design in the Era of Digitalization, NordDesign 2018.
-
Conference paper (other academic/artistic)
|
|
