Consequences of TMT Dynamics: The Failure to Utilize Innovation from Technology Acquisitions Conference Paper

abstract

• We suggest that CEOs' characteristics influence their firm's ability to utilize knowledge acquired through acquisitions. Our results demonstrate that technology-figurehead and self-important CEOs undermine citation of acquired technology. This is exacerbated by technology similarity and R&D team tenure, key aspects of the Not-Invented-Here (NIH) syndrome often experienced by R&D teams.

authors

• Howard, Michael

author list (cited authors)

• Howard, M. D., Nance, D. B., Gomulya, D. M., & Park, H. D.

citation count

• 0

publication date

• January 2014

publisher

• Academy of Management  Publisher

published in

• Academy of Management Proceedings  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.5465/ambpp.2014.52

start page

• 13860

end page

• 958

volume

• 2014

issue

• 1