Experience base, strategy-by-doing and new product performance
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Chen, L; Wang, M; Cui, L; Li, SDate
2021Source Title
Strategic Management JournalPublisher
WileyUniversity of Melbourne Author/s
Chen, LiangAffiliation
Management and MarketingMetadata
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Chen, L., Wang, M., Cui, L. & Li, S. (2021). Experience base, strategy-by-doing and new product performance. Strategic Management Journal, Forthcoming, https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.3262.Access Status
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10.1002/smj.3262Abstract
Strategy research views firms’ diverse experience base as critical to new product success. It also champions strategy-by-doing in entrepreneurial settings. This study juxtaposes and bridges these two perspectives to better understand product development. We propose that while a firm’s product portfolio diversity contributes to new product success only to a certain degree, design iteration—a post-launch strategy-by-doing approach—is positively associated with new product performance. Our core contribution points to a complementary relationship: strategy-by-doing helps mitigate the capacity constraints problem that prevents firms from successfully adapting product development capabilities to a dynamic market. Our analysis of a sample of 2,182 nascent mobile apps from 564 top producers in the US market supports our hypotheses. We discuss implications for product development, strategy-by-doing, and technology innovation literature.
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