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Understanding disruptive technology transitions in the global logistics industry: the role of ecosystems
Review of International Business and Strategy Pub Date : 2020-11-23 , DOI: 10.1108/ribs-07-2020-0078
Jasmin Mikl , David M. Herold , Kamila Pilch , Marek Ćwiklicki , Sebastian Kummer

Purpose

Disruptive technologies in the global logistics industry are often regarded as a threat to the existing business models of incumbents’ companies. Existing research, however, focuses mainly on whether technologies have disruptive potential, thereby neglecting when such disruptive transitions occur. To understand the timing of potential disruptive technological change, this paper aims to investigate the elements of the underlying ecosystem shaping these transitions.

Design/methodology/approach

Building on the established ecosystem framework from Adner and Kapoor (2016a), this paper constructs four categories of technology substitution to assess how quickly disruptive change may occur in the global logistics industry and defines key technology substitution determinants in logistics to emphasize the role of ecosystems for further consideration into disruptive innovation theory.

Findings

Based on the key determinants, this paper proposes first definitions of distinctive ecosystems elements linked to the three types of innovations, namely, sustaining innovations, low-end disruptions and new-market disruptions, thereby integrating ecosystems into Christensen’s (1997) disruptive innovation theory.

Originality/value

By developing a framework that conceptualizes the pace of technology substitution, this paper contributes to a more nuanced understanding of how logistics managers and academics can better predict disruptive transitions and develop strategies to allocate resources.



中文翻译:

了解全球物流行业的颠覆性技术转型:生态系统的作用

目的

全球物流行业中的破坏性技术通常被视为对在位公司现有业务模式的威胁。但是,现有研究主要集中在技术是否具有破坏性潜力上,从而忽略了何时发生破坏性转变。为了了解潜在的破坏性技术变革的时机,本文旨在调查影响这些过渡的潜在生态系统的要素。

设计/方法/方法

在Adner和Kapoor(2016a)建立的生态系统框架的基础上,本文构建了四类技术替代,以评估全球物流业中破坏性变化的发生速度,并定义了物流中的关键技术替代决定因素,以强调生态系统在以下方面的作用:进一步考虑破坏性创新理论。

发现

基于关键决定因素,本文提出了与三种创新类型相关的独特生态系统要素的初步定义,即维持创新,低端破坏和新市场破坏,从而将生态系统整合到Christensen(1997)的破坏性创新理论中。

创意/价值

通过开发一个将技术替代的步伐概念化的框架,本文有助于对物流管理者和学者如何更好地预测颠覆性转变并制定分配资源策略的更细致的理解。

更新日期:2020-11-23
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