The Generation, Recognition and Legitimation of Novelty

by Gino Cattani (Editor), Dirk Deichmann (Editor), Simone Ferriani (Editor)

Overview

This volume brings together researchers from a diverse array of academic disciplines – including sociology, organization theory, strategy and psychology – to address the question of what organizations can do to better recognize novel ideas and support their proponents in implementing those ideas.

The contributors draw from different theoretical perspectives and empirical papers use both qualitative and/or quantitative methods in their analysis. All contributions speak to a common set of phenomena at the intersection of creativity, innovation, and social evaluation in a variety of cultural fields. In the first section of the volume – searching for novelty – the papers discuss different conceptualizations of novelty and examine the conditions that foster the creation of new ideas or product offerings. In the second section of the volume – seeing novelty – the papers discuss how novelty is evaluated and recognized both within and outside organizations. Papers in the third and final section – sustaining novelty – explore how these evaluations affect the support that novelty receives in its journey to gain legitimacy.

Setting an agenda for a more holistic theory on the emergence, evaluation, and legitimation of novelty, this volume showcases how novelty generation, recognition, and legitimation correspond to distinct phases of the journey of novelty, from the moment it makes its appearance in the world to the moment it takes root and propagates.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781801179980
Publisher:	Emerald Publishing Limited
Publication date:	01/20/2022
Series:	Research in the Sociology of Organizations , #77
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.95(d)

About the Author

Gino Cattani is Professor of Strategy and Organization Theory at the Stern School of Business, New York University.

Dirk Deichmann is Associate Professor of Innovation Management at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.

Simone Ferriani is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Bologna and at City, University of London. 

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Novelty: Searching for, Seeing, and Sustaining It; Gino Cattani, Dirk Deichmann, and Simone Ferriani
Chapter 2. Nothing New Under The Sun: Novelty Constructs and Measures in Social Studies; Davide Bavato
Chapter 3. Bustin’ Out: The Evolution of Novelty and Diversity in Recorded Music; Giacomo Negro, Balázs Kovács, and Glenn R. Carroll
Chapter 4. Emerging Novelty Through Imitation? Discovering Emulation in Processes of Creating; Alikeness Konstantin Hondros and Lukas Vogelgsang
Chapter 5. What is Social Status and How Does It Impact the Generation of Novel Ideas; Matthew Bothner, Frédéric Godart, Noah Askin, and Wonjae Lee
Chapter 6. How “mms” Trigger Novel Ideas: An Inductive Field Study of Conversational Interaction Dynamics in Agile Meetings; Friederike Redlbacher, Nale Lehmann-Willenbrock, and Jetta Frost
Chapter 7. Variety Is The Spice of Life: Heterogeneity in Evaluator Engagement and The Valuation of Atypicality; Brian P. Reschke and Ming D. Leung
Chapter 8. How a Strong Present Focus Fosters Radical Idea Recognition; Denise Falchetti
Chapter 9. Bias in Creative Adoption Decision Points; Wayne R. Johnson
Chapter 10. Seeing Value Through The Eyes of Others: Perception of Value and Rebidding in Online Auctions; Daniel Sands
Chapter 11. Take a Look at Me Now: Consecration and the Phil Collins Effect; André Spicer, Pınar Cankurtaran, and Michael B. Beverland
Chapter 12. The Legitimation of Peripheral Producers’ Novelty by External Audiences: The Contingent Role of Consultants; Leonardo Corbo, Raffaele Corrado, and Vincenza Odorici
Chapter 13. The Role of Materiality in the Evaluation of Novel Ideas: Evidence from Gastronomy and Performing Arts; Ignasi Capdevila, Pilar Opazo, and Barbara Slavich