Can foreign suppliers act as “innovation springboards” for firms? Evidence from China

Multinational Corporations and Technological Innovation Development of China’s High-Tech Industries: A Heterogeneity-Based Threshold Effect Analysis

“…IS is measured as the share of tertiary sector output in regional GDP. (5) Opening up to the outside world (OP), which is conducive to improving the efficiency of external exchanges and accumulation of resource factors, has a significant impact on science and technology innovation. This study uses the ratio of total exports and imports to regional GDP to express OP [52].…”

“…Currently, research on the innovation efficiency of MNCs in China's high-tech industry is mainly conducted from the perspective of international technology spillover. While international technology spillover is mainly measured by indicators such as MNC R&D investment [4], the number of MNC patents [5], and foreign direct investment [6], there are fewer studies that use MNC innovation efficiency as an entry point.…”

Intangible assets and foreign ownership in international joint ventures: The moderating role of related and unrelated industrial agglomeration

“…Combination with local ownership can help foreign firms get adapted to the local market, access local resources and funding (Ryu, McCann, & Reuer, 2018;Toh & Jia, 2021;Zhang et al, 2007). Local partners can further receive advanced knowledge through IJVs and upgrade their technology becoming capable cooperators of foreign firms (He, Gan, & Xiao, 2021;Kabiraj & Sengupta, 2018). However, some scholars contend that through such frequent interactions with local partners, foreign firms may leak the core knowledge within their intangible assets (Inkpen, Minbaeva, & Tsang, 2019;Sun, Hong, Ma, & Wang, 2017).…”

“…First, higher ownership may help foreign firms monitor and control the knowledge leakage in local partners. With more ownership, foreign firms can exert more management control over the IJVs and influence members to meet the objectives of protecting intangible assets (He et al, 2021). For example, with more ownership, foreign firms can send more representatives to the board of IJVs (Kabiraj & Sengupta, 2018;Ryu et al, 2018).…”

Factores que inciden en la innovación organizacional de las Mipymes en México

“…Son actores que contribuyen al proceso productivo mediante su conexión en términos de creación de valor y cadena de suministro. He et al (2021) aseguran que la influencia de los proveedores se ve representada en la conexión de este grupo de interés con el proceso de producción, que implica un proceso de aprendizajes externos virtuosos en torno a herramientas administrativas o producción esbelta, y que conlleva un impacto directo sobre la productividad, la ventaja competitiva, las relaciones entre usuarios, el contenido del trabajo, etc. (Alänge et al 2007).…”