Business Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2013
Publication Title
American Journal of Business
Keywords
Strategic Management
Disciplines
Technology and Innovation
Abstract
Purpose – The commercialization of innovation, which is key to entrepreneurial success, is a combination of several entrepreneurial activities. Building on research from fields of management, strategy, entrepreneurship, economics, and marketing, the paper summarized the extant literature to develop a framework of commercialization and an agenda for future research. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Extensive review of literature, which was comprised of 194 articles across 62 journals in the fields of management, strategy, entrepreneurship, economics, and marketing. Findings – The literature was categorized into six broad themes of entrepreneurial activities: sources of innovations, types of innovation, market entry (capabilities and feasibility), protection, development, and deployment. Most of the research papers that were reviewed were concentrated on single theme. Practical implications – Given the identification of six key themes of entrepreneurial activity leading to the commercialization of innovations, research questions were posed as a means to move the research forward by integrating the themes. Originality/value – This is the first paper in its kind to integrate 194 papers from 62 journals to provide a comprehensive framework of commercialization of innovations.
Recommended Citation
Datta, A., Reed, R., Jessup, L. (2013). Commercialization of Innovations: An Overarching Framework and Research Agenda. American Journal of Business, 28(2), pp. 147-191.
DOI
10.1108/AJB-08-2012-0048
Version
Postprint
Publisher's Statement
This article is © Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here 10.1108/AJB-08-2012-0048. Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Volume
28
Issue
2
