Exploring the Foundations of Cumulative Innovation: Implications for Organization Science
提出一个框架，认为披露、获取和奖励三个条件塑造了知识积累的环境，并指出当创新者遇到知识积累障碍时，解决方案往往是组织性的而非法律性的，这对组织学者有启示。
Organizational theorists have built a deep understanding of the conditions affecting knowledge sharing. However, for innovation to occur, knowledge must not just be shared, but also reused, recombined, and accumulated. Such accumulation is not inherent to the innovation process but can be either supported or limited by the context in which it occurs. We propose a framework arguing that three conditions shape this context: disclosure, access, and rewards. We show how these conditions operate at the institutional, field, community, and organizational levels. Our framework highlights how when innovators encounter barriers to the accumulation of knowledge, their solutions are often organizational ones rather than legal ones. This suggests an expanding terrain for organizational scholars interested in debates often dominated by law and economics.