Does Positive Feedback Spur Innovation? Insights into Firms’ Explorative Technology Development

Since prior research on performance feedback has primarily focused on the effects of underperformance, our understanding of the mechanisms through which positive performance feedback affects firm innovation is relatively limited. To address this gap, we will explore why, how, and when positive performance feedback spurs firm innovation and technological development. Drawing on previous studies on organizational learning and performance feedback, we plan to develop our hypotheses and test them in the context of U.S. listed firms in high-tech manufacturing industries and their patenting activities over the past 20 years. Through this international collaboration, our team aims to make important theoretical contributions to the fields of organizational learning and technological innovation. Our findings will also offer practical insights for corporate executives and innovation managers, particularly in understanding the effects of performance feedback on strategic decision-making and innovation management.

Faculty Supervisor:

Young-Chul Jeong

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Partner:

Yonsei University

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Education

University:

Concordia University

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