Technology Strategy and Competition Track: Emergence: Geography and Markets

Abstract

The TIM Division and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) co-sponsored a workshop on “Emergence: Organizations, Markets, Platforms, and Regions” in August 2021. This symposium advances the important conversation on the topic of “emergence” begun at this successful workshop that sparked many vibrant conversations and debates. The workshop brought together over 50 leading interdisciplinary researchers in person, and dozens more virtually, who conduct research related to these four emergence themes in order to develop a community of scholars interested in understanding innovation and the dynamics of technological change. The objective of our proposed AOM 2022 symposium is to carry on this conversation with a focus on two sub-themes of emergence: markets and regions. This symposium brings together senior and junior scholars to discuss market and regional emergence at multiple levels of analysis and with varied methodological approaches. These diverse approaches will deepen our understanding of emergence processes in different aspects. Importantly, they include an international view. Specifically, the papers include intensive case study analysis to unpack the detailed process of emergence, rigorous quantitative empirical analysis to discover the antecedents of emergence, and theoretical modeling to address ambiguity and skepticism about existing concepts associated with emergence. Ultimately, by providing a forum for research on emergence and by continuing to foster a community of scholars around this topic, the symposium will advance understanding technology and market development, innovation management, and regional dynamics. Cluster Rebooting: The Role of Co-Localized Ecosystems in Adapting to Technological Shifts Presenter: Paolo Aversa; City U. London Presenter: Mauro Capestro; U. of Padova Presenter: Marco Bettiol; U. of Padova Presenter: Eleonora Di Maria; Department of Economics and Management, U. of Padova Which start-ups benefit most from local organizational sponsorship? Presenter: Paige Clayton; Georgia Institute of Technology Endogenous Shaping in the Photovoltaic Cell Industry: The Emergence of New Markets for Solar Energy Presenter: Charlotte Jacobs; Louisiana State U. Presenter: Gwendolyn Kuo-fang Lee; U. of Florida Disruptive Timing Presenter: Leon Chu; Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business Presenter: Andy Wu; Harvard Business School Presenter: Guang Li; Smith School of Business, Queen's U. Presenter: Brian Wu; U. of Michigan