Why Do Incumbents Respond Heterogeneously to Disruptive Innovations? The Interplay of Domain Identity and Role Identity

Nadine Kammerlander, Andreas König, Melanie Richards · 2018 · Journal of Management Studies

Summary. German publishing houses responded differently to digital disruption based on two identity factors: domain identity (what business they're in) and role identity (their market position). When digitalization threatened one identity while strengthening the other, companies experienced internal conflict and slower, less innovative responses. Companies with aligned identities adapted faster and more creatively.

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Kammerlander, N., König, A., & Richards, M.. (2018). Why Do Incumbents Respond Heterogeneously to Disruptive Innovations? The Interplay of Domain Identity and Role Identity. Journal of Management Studies. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12345

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DOI: 10.1111/joms.12345
Countries: Germany
Regions: Europe
Categories: innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28