Start Date
11-12-2016 12:00 AM
Description
In the digital era, most corporations with established structures are in an innovation dilemma: Although they are aware of the importance of digital innovation, they face challenges in creating, with ever shorten innovation cycles. This may explain why corporations have been increasingly collaborating with start-ups with the often superficial aim of learning from them. While we know that different types of collaboration exist, empirically, we understand relatively little about the influential factors in such collaborations. Based on a qualitative study with 56 interviews, in this research-in-progress paper, we have taken a closer look at knowledge acquisition. For instance, we have found that an initially open-minded attitude of corporate employees towards collaboration with start-ups probably has an influence on the success of knowledge acquisition. With our findings, we hope to produce a stronger understanding of what factors influence the knowledge acquisition in the context of collaboration focused on creating digital innovations.
Recommended Citation
Islam, Nihal; Trautmann, Katrin; and Buxmann, Peter, "Tradition Meets Modernity – Learning from Start-ups as a Chance to Create Digital Innovation in Corporations" (2016). ICIS 2016 Proceedings. 14.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2016/DigitalInnovation/Presentations/14
Tradition Meets Modernity – Learning from Start-ups as a Chance to Create Digital Innovation in Corporations
In the digital era, most corporations with established structures are in an innovation dilemma: Although they are aware of the importance of digital innovation, they face challenges in creating, with ever shorten innovation cycles. This may explain why corporations have been increasingly collaborating with start-ups with the often superficial aim of learning from them. While we know that different types of collaboration exist, empirically, we understand relatively little about the influential factors in such collaborations. Based on a qualitative study with 56 interviews, in this research-in-progress paper, we have taken a closer look at knowledge acquisition. For instance, we have found that an initially open-minded attitude of corporate employees towards collaboration with start-ups probably has an influence on the success of knowledge acquisition. With our findings, we hope to produce a stronger understanding of what factors influence the knowledge acquisition in the context of collaboration focused on creating digital innovations.