Selectionism and Learning in Projects with Complexity and Unforeseeable Uncertainty

By Svenja C. Sommer, Christoph H. Loch. Management Sciences, 2004

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Subfields: Finance, Management Science and Operations Research, Strategy and Management

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Contextuality Within Activity Systems and Sustainability of Competitive Advantage (2008, background): “On a broader organizational level, Whittington et al. (1999) studied the performance implications of 10 distinct changes in organizational structure, processes, and firm boundaries using a survey of 383 European firms. Consistent with complementarities, they found that piecemeal changes (with the ex”
Innovation Contests, Open Innovation, and Multiagent Problem Solving (2008, background): “Furthermore, it is interesting to extend our one-dimensional innovation model into more complex innovation models such as innovation with unforeseeable uncertainty whose R&D processes is often characterized as “open ended search” for the unknown unknowns (e.g., Sommer and Loch 2004).”
A multi-level perspective on innovation ecosystems for path-breaking innovation (2017, neutral): “…testing and experimentation activities provide diminishing returns, and when the focal venture should settle on a specific ecosystem configuration (Sommer and Loch, 2004); how the focal venture balances its resource constraints with the perceived need to continue experimenting; and how the focal…”
Organizational factors and technological features in the development of green innovations: Evidence from patent analysis (2011, neutral): “…MANAGEMENT, POLICY & PRACTICE Volume 13, Issue 3, December 2011294 Thus, complexity has two separate dimensions, as system size (number of variables) and interactions (correlation of neighbouring points; Sommer & Loch 2004).”
Incentives and Problem Uncertainty in Innovation Contests: An Empirical Analysis (2011, background): “This body of work places particular emphasis on innovation as a process of problem solving—or a “search” for solutions—that is subject to false steps, experimentation, serendipity, and uncertainty (e.g., Loch et al. 2001, Sommer and Loch 2004).”