Accumulation and innovation in a capability leveraging perspective: Review of theories and evidence

Accumulation and innovation are two hottest topics in the field of technological innovation management because they both make contribute to competitive advantage for firms. This article intends to explore a new term of accumulation law to describe the mechanism that how accumulation of funds, knowledge and talents influence innovation capability. The authors give a law by comparing and combing two related theory, resource orchestration and total innovation management with three laws. These laws enable a more precise understanding of total innovation management within resource-based theory. Then a case study is given to test these laws.