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propinquity trap: a standalone construct

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propinquitytrap1 CONSTRUCTPropinquity trapAHUJA · INNOVATION MANAGEMENT

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Innovation management

an established firm's tendency to search for solutions close to its existing ones, which limits breakthrough invention.

In innovation management, propinquity trap refers to an established firm's tendency to search for solutions close to its existing ones, which limits breakthrough invention. 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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