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familiarity trap: a standalone construct

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familiaritytrap1 CONSTRUCTFamiliarity trapAHUJA · INNOVATION MANAGEMENT

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Innovation management

an established firm's tendency to favor the familiar in technological search, which limits its ability to create breakthrough inventions.

In innovation management, familiarity trap refers to an established firm's tendency to favor the familiar in technological search, which limits its ability to create breakthrough inventions. This meaning comes from Ahuja (2001) in Strategic Management Journal.[1]

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  1. Ahuja, G., & Morris Lampert, C. (2001). Entrepreneurship in the large corporation: a longitudinal study of how established firms create breakthrough inventions. Strategic Management Journal, 22(6-7), 521-543. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.176

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