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Problem Search Processes

Problem Search Processes is a scholarly construct that refers to the systematic and intentional activities undertaken by researchers to identify, explore, and articulate gaps, inconsistencies, or unresolved issues within existing knowledge domains, distinguishing it from related inquiry processes by its focus on the antecedent stages of problem formulation prior to solution generation.

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173

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110

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2017–2026

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Publications

80

Marginality and Problem-Solving Effectiveness in Broadcast Search

Lars Bo Jeppesen, Karim R. Lakhani · Organization Science · 2010 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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The Processes of Scientific Discovery: The Strategy of Experimentation

Deepak Kulkarni, Herbert A. Simon · Cognitive Science · 1988 · 409 citations · Full text

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Information processing and insight: A process model of performance on the nine-dot and related problems.

James N. MacGregor, Thomas C. Ormerod, Edward P. Chronicle · Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition · 2001 · 289 citations

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Which Problems to Solve? Online Knowledge Sharing and Attention Allocation in Organizations

Martine R. Haas, Paola Criscuolo, Gerard George · Academy of Management Journal · 2014 · 277 citations · Full text

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CROSSROADS—Identifying Viable “Need–Solution Pairs”: Problem Solving Without Problem Formulation

Eric von Hippel, Georg von Krogh · Organization Science · 2015 · 233 citations · Full text

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Authors

173

  1. GV
    Georg von Krogh

    ETH Zurich, Switzerland

    3 publications · 273 citations

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  2. JN
    James N. MacGregor

    University of Victoria, Canada

    2 publications · 344 citations

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  3. HA
    Herbert A. Simon

    Carnegie Mellon University, United States

    2 publications · 543 citations

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  4. EA
    Eric A. von Hippel

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    2 publications · 40 citations

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  5. KR
    Karim R. Lakhani

    Harvard University, United States

    2 publications · 1.2K citations

    2

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Institutions

110

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    200 citations

  2. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    273 citations

  3. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    992 citations

  5. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    62 citations

  6. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    116 citations

  7. University of Cologne

    Cologne, Germany

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    70 citations

  8. University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Amherst Center, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    33 citations

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Venues

  1. Organization Science

    3 publications · 1.6K citations

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  2. Child Development

    2 publications · 75 citations

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  3. Memory & Cognition

    2 publications · 36 citations

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  4. Thinking Skills and Creativity

    2 publications · 45 citations

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  5. The Journal of Problem Solving

    JPS · 2 publications · 145 citations

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