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- Bliot, Paul, et al.
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Innovation, Breakthroughs & Disruptive Knowledge : Evidence from Science & Scientists
- 2024
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In: Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings. - : Academy of Management. - 0065-0668.
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Organizations crucially rely on knowledge and innovation. It represents the commercial potential of firms’ research and development (R&D) activities (Katila and Shane 2005) and is thus a source of competitive advantage and profits (Utterback 1994). Further, scientific methods can be applied to processes of creative search within organizations to create new business opportunities (Li et al. 2013; Rosenberg and Nelson 1994). Innovative products may open new markets and drive long-run economic growth (Hasan and Tucci 2010), and novel research may open new paradigms and fields and lead to scientific breakthroughs (Kuhn 1962). Breakthrough inventions create “Schumpeterian rents” (Schumpeter 1939), on which the entry, growth and survival of firms hinge. Yet, innovation is invariably unpredictable (Katila and Chen 2008). Novel products, processes and theories are developed through an inherently complex and ambiguous process. The path to an innovation is a tortuous one, ripe with dead- ends and pitfalls, and the scientific, technical, and commercial promise of an innovation is rarely understood in advance. At the heart of these search paths lies a tension: knowledge is built cumulatively (Merton 1973) and the search for innovation inherently relies on this wealth, yet innovative knowledge breaks with prior work (Hargadon and Sutton 1997; Uzzi et al. 2013a). What is the cartography of those search paths? Does divergence from mainstream knowledge implies low reliance on prior work? How can external audiences evaluating innovation influence these search paths, at times in biased ways? How can innovators find breakthroughs in well-defined but understudied technological spaces? These questions are important to craft strategy processes for managers and resources allocation for policymakers. To answer them, we turn to science (and scientists) as one of the prime search spaces for innovation and breakthroughs. This presenter symposium will assemble four papers on search, innovation, and breakthroughs to further our understanding of these topics.
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- Lane, Andrew M.
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Do Emotion Regulation Intentions and StrategiesDiffer Between Situations?
- 2014
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In: Current Advances in Psychology. - : American V-King Scientific Publishing. ; 1:1, s. 26-32
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- The present study examined relationships between actual and desired emotional states, meta-beliefs concerning the utility of distinct emotions, and emotion regulation strategies used by individuals in a sport situation as well as an emotion-eliciting situation from a different aspect of their lives. Participants (N = 924) reported their emotions, meta-beliefs for optimal emotional states, and their use of emotion regulation strategies across two broad categories of situations: Before sports competition, and a situation from daily life. Results indicated that prior to competition, high activation emotions such as anger, anxiety and excitement were preferred. In terms of strategy use, analyses revealed greater intention to use of strategies intended to increase pleasant and unpleasant emotions were associated with daily life. In conclusion, results indicated that meta-beliefs for optimal emotional states, and strategies used to regulate emotions vary between situations. We suggest that the ability to regulate emotions in a flexible manner to suit the specific dynamics of various situations is proposed to be helpful in the pursuit of personally meaningful goals and that training of a variety of emotion regulation skills could be beneficial.
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- Lane, Andrew M., et al.
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Emotions and emotion regulation among novice military parachutists
- 2012
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In: Military Psychology. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0899-5605 .- 1532-7876. ; 24:3, s. 331-345
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Soldiers (N = 95) reported emotions and emotion regulation strategies experienced in their first parachute jump and other challenging situations. Results indicated an emotional profile characterized by feeling anxious, energetic, and happy before parachuting and playing sport. However, this pattern was not similar to the emotional responses experienced at work or in life in general. Participants reported greater use of strategies to increase unpleasant emotions an hour before parachuting than in other situations. Findings suggest that developing training protocols to increase the flexibility and versatility of emotion regulation skills might enhance the preparation of novice soldiers for military duties.
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