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A CONFIGURATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON BoP INNOVATION CAPABILITY

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  • SERGEJ VON JANDA

    (University of Mannheim, Business School, L5, 1, 68131 Mannheim, Germany)

  • SABINE KUESTER

    (University of Mannheim, Business School, L5, 1, 68131 Mannheim, Germany)

  • MONIKA C. SCHUHMACHER

    (#x2020;Justus-Liebig University of Gieβen, Business School, Licher Str. 62, 35394 Gieβen, Germany)

Abstract

Marketing capabilities are a major driver of competitive advantage across different business contexts. One of these capabilities is the ability to sense consumer needs and to develop innovations to meet these needs, referred to as innovation capability. Innovation holds the potential to improve the living conditions of resource-constrained consumers at the bottom of the world’s economic pyramid (BoP) in emerging markets. Surprisingly, research has failed to develop a comprehensive understanding of how firms can innovate successfully in BoP markets. Applying a configurational perspective, this study explores the organisational configurations that characterise firms that successfully develop innovations for the BoP market. Analysing data from an online survey with senior-level managers (n = 245) in 10 emerging markets, the authors offer important insights for firms seeking to develop innovations for BoP consumers in terms of the specific organisational configurations that lead to BoP innovation success.

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  • Sergej Von Janda & Sabine Kuester & Monika C. Schuhmacher, 2021. "A CONFIGURATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON BoP INNOVATION CAPABILITY," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 25(05), pages 1-37, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijimxx:v:25:y:2021:i:05:n:s1363919621500602
    DOI: 10.1142/S1363919621500602
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