Balancing breadth and depth of expertise for innovation : a 3M story

• Main Authors: Boh, Wai Fong, Evaristo, Roberto, Ouderkirk, Andrew
• Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Marketing::Research
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100934; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18209
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study examines how inventors’ breadth and depth of expertise influence innovation in 3M, a company renowned for sustained innovation for over a century. While prior research tends to examine a single indicator – the technical success achieved by the inventor – our study differentiates between t...