01860pab a2200205 454500008004000000100002000040245011400060260000900174300001500183362000800198520118800206650002701394650002901421650001501450700002101465773003701486909001001523999001701533952010401550180718b2002   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aBenner, Mary J.  aProcess management and technological innovation: a longitudinal study of the photography and paint industries  c2002  ap.676-706.  aDec  aThis research explores the impact of process management activities on technological innovation. Drawing on research in organizational evolution and learning, we suggest that as these practices reduce variance in organizational routines and influence the selection of innovations, they enhance incremental innovation at the expense of exploratory innovation. We tested our hypotheses in a 2-year longitudinal study of patenting activity and ISO 9000 quality program certifications in the paint and photography industries. In both industries, the extent of process management activities in a firm was associated with an increase in both explitative innovations that built on existing firm knowledge and an increase in exploitation's share of total innovations. Our results suggest that exploitation crowds out exploration. We extend existing empirical research by capturing how process management activities influence the extent to which innovations build on existing firm knowledge. We suggest that these widely adopted organizational practices shift the balance of exploitation and exploration by focusing on efficiency, possibly at the expense of long-term adaptation. - Reproduced.  aScientific innovations  aTotal quality management  aManagement  aTushman, Michael  aAdministrative Science Quarterly  a56487  c56487d56487  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 47, Issue no: 4pAR56932r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR