Management Innovation Antecedents, Complementarities and Performance

Under a framework in which technology and organizational innovation are markedly separated, this book advances knowledge on the topic by exploring the antecedents of a firm’s adoption of organizational innovation and its performance consequences.  Th

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José-Luis Hervás-Oliver Marta Peris-Ortiz Editors

Management Innovation Antecedents, Complementarities and Performance Consequences

Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics

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José-Luis Hervás-Oliver • Marta Peris-Ortiz Editors

Management Innovation Antecedents, Complementarities and Performance Consequences

Editors José-Luis Hervás-Oliver Department of Business Organization Polytechnic University of Valencia Valencia, Spain

Marta Peris-Ortiz Department of Business Organization Polytechnic University of Valencia Valencia, Spain

ISBN 978-3-319-03133-0 ISBN 978-3-319-03134-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-03134-7 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013957936 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Foreword

Innovation in the widest sense, arguably, is the only thing that drives organizations and economies forward – everything else is merely intended to keep up with others. As such innovation ought to be a prime concern of decision-makers, whether in the private or public spheres, but equally of those academics who study organizations. Typically, as scholars we are interested under what