Reacting and recovering after an innovation failure. An agent-based approach
构建基于主体的模型，模拟企业从创新失败中学习的两种策略（利用自身经验或借助外部资源），发现学习策略能提升企业绩效，且内部资源优于外部资源。
A company's growth depends not only on its achievements but also on how it can recover from failures. The study of innovation failure and learning-from-failure has gained attention over the years. Described as a complex problem, the dynamic of learning occurs as a non-linear phenomenon. Therefore, this study develops an agent-based model to examine and investigate, as a complex system, the impact on firms' performance of two main possible strategies of learning-from-failure, i.e. (1) the leveraging of the own experience and (2) the use of external resources. The findings suggest that embracing a learning-from-failure strategy in the innovation process enhances the firms' performance. In addition, the innovation intensity of the sector influences the impact of the strategy chosen. Comparing the use of internal vs external resources, the former seems to be a better strategy for enhancing the company's performance.