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Harnessing Star Power: The Distinct Effects of Star Inventors on Radical and Incremental Innovation

What happens when firms bring star inventors into the organisation? This new paper examines how star inventors shape radical and incremental innovation differently, showing that their influence is not the same across these two important forms of innovation. The paper also highlights how collaboration intensity between star inventors is linked to stronger radical innovation outcomes.

Authors and affiliations

• Murod Aliyev (University of Manchester)

• Hyungseok David Yoon (University of York; Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P))

Read the full paper here.

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