2017
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.2017.1116
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Measuring Exaptation and Its Impact on Innovation, Search, and Problem Solving

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“…For instance, the microwave oven was an unintended byproduct of defense contractor Raytheon's efforts to solve performance problems during the design of WWII radar systems. Similarly, pharmaceutical firms maintain libraries of molecules they have previously investigated, and search these molecule libraries for solutions to a given problem (Andriani, Ali & Mastrogiorgio, 2017).…”
Section: Understanding the Ancillary Outputs Of Problemistic Searchmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For instance, the microwave oven was an unintended byproduct of defense contractor Raytheon's efforts to solve performance problems during the design of WWII radar systems. Similarly, pharmaceutical firms maintain libraries of molecules they have previously investigated, and search these molecule libraries for solutions to a given problem (Andriani, Ali & Mastrogiorgio, 2017).…”
Section: Understanding the Ancillary Outputs Of Problemistic Searchmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In this sense, we think that the Manhattan Project invites us to change our perceptions of how the unknown can be apprehended by management scholars. As presented in this case‐study, the unknown is neither considered as ‘unwelcome surprises’ that must be eliminated or reduced (Browning and Ramasesh, : 53) nor ‘happy’ accidents to be aware of (Beale, ; Austin et al, ; Andriani et al, ). Experimenters in the Manhattan Project deliberatively wanted to produce hitherto unknown artifacts and phenomenon (e.g., an atomic bomb, a chain reaction).…”
Section: Discussion and Further Research: Toward A Model Of Experimenmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In a similar vein, Andriani et al . (: 320) demonstrate that exaptation, defined as ‘the process by which features acquire functions for which they were not originally adapted or selected’, is the source of many scientific discoveries.…”
Section: Models Of Experimentation and Thomke's Principlesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…From our point of view it is plausible to start with needs and intentionally narrow the space for subsequent search for solutions [29], [30]. Consequently, the main research gap is the lack of methods to prioritize salient needs within a social system to enable informed search for satisfiers and solutions within action research projects [7], [31].…”
Section: Research Gap and Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%