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RESEARCH POLICY
Volume 35, Issue 8, Pages 1200-1221Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2006.09.005
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co-specialization; complementarity; factor mobility; dynamic capabilities; industry architecture; architectural advantage
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Extending Teece's landmark 1986 article, we consider how innovators benefit from value appropriation and creation. We elaborate on value appropriation, first by pointing out the importance of industry architectures, i.e. sector-wide templates that circumscribe the division of labor; and second, by treating complementarity and factor mobility as distinctive components of co-specialization. This allows us to qualify Teece's prediction, by positing that firms can create an architectural advantage in terms of high levels of value appropriation without the need to engage in vertical integration. Such architectural advantage comes about when firms can enhance both complementarity and mobility in parts of the value chain where they are not active. We then elaborate on value creation by indicating how actors can benefit from investing in assets that appreciate because of innovation, which suggests that firms can benefit from encouraging imitation while investing in complementary assets. We also consider how investment in complementary assets changes the scope of the firm and thereby the development of capabilities that support future innovation. Finally, we provide an integrative guide that explains how firms should manage their position along the value chain to capture returns from innovation, thus extending and qualifying Teece's original 1986 predictions and prescriptions. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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