Building Dynamic Capabilities: Innovation Driven by Individual-, Firm-, and Network-Level Effects

Frank T. Rothaermel, Andrew M. Hess · 2007 · Organization Science

Summary. This study examines how innovation emerges from individual, firm, and network-level factors simultaneously. Using 22 years of pharmaceutical and biotechnology data, the authors find that innovation drivers exist across all three levels and can either substitute for each other or reinforce one another. The research challenges the assumption that different analytical levels operate independently, showing instead that they interact to shape innovative output.

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Rothaermel, F. T., & Hess, A. M.. (2007). Building Dynamic Capabilities: Innovation Driven by Individual-, Firm-, and Network-Level Effects. Organization Science. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.1070.0291

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DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1070.0291
Countries: United States
Regions: North America
Categories: innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28