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Technological Discontinuities and Complementary Assets: A Longitudinal Study of Industry and Firm Performance

Rothaermel, Frank T., Hill, Charles W. L.·2005·Organization Science
DOI 10.1287/orsc.1040.0100
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We suggest that the type of complementary assets (generic versus specialized) needed to commercialize a new technology is critical in determining the industry- and firm-level performance implications of a competence-destroying technological discontinuity. At the industry level, we hypothesize that incumbent industry performance declines if the new technology can be commercialized through generic complementary assets, whereas incumbent industry performance improves if the new technology can be commercialized through specialized complementary assets. At the firm level, we posit that an incumbent firm's financial strength has a stronger positive impact on firm performance in the postdiscontinuity time period if the new technology can be commercialized through generic complementary assets. We hypothesize, however, that an incumbent firm's R&D capability has a stronger positive impact on firm performance in the postdiscontinuity time period if the new technology can be commercialized through specialized complementary assets. Drawing on multi-industry, time series, and panel data over a 26-year period to analyze pre- and postdiscontinuity industry and firm performance, we find broad support for our theoretical model.

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Authors
Rothaermel, F. T., & Hill, C. W. L.
Venue
Organization Science
Publisher
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Published
2005-02
Volume
16
Issue
1
Pages
52-70
ISSN
  • 1047-7039 (ISSN-L)
  • 1526-5455
DOI
10.1287/orsc.1040.0100
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334
References
63
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52.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Rothaermel, F. T., & Hill, C. W. L. (2005). Technological Discontinuities and Complementary Assets: A Longitudinal Study of Industry and Firm Performance. Organization Science. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.1040.0100

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