Enhancing technology innovation performance through alliance capability: The role of standard alliance network and political skill of TMTs

Abstract

Given the increasing competition in standards, standard alliances have become a vital choice for enterprises to enhance their competitive advantage. In standard alliances, what decisions must top management teams make to help their enterprises improve their innovation performance? To answer this question, we draw on dynamic capability theory, social network theory, and high-level echelon theory to understand how alliance capabilities and standard alliance networks affect technology innovation performance. We collected questionnaire data from 465 manufacturing enterprises in China, and the empirical findings show that (1) enterprise alliance capabilities and standard alliance networks have a positive impact on technology innovation performance; (2) enterprise alliance capabilities and technology innovation performance are mediated by standard alliance networks; and (3) the political skills of top management teams strengthen this moderating model. The results of this study enrich the literature on standard alliances and provide a reference for enterprises in developing standard alliance strategies, cultivating alliance capabilities, and exercising the requisite political skills of top management teams.

Tripartite Evolutionary Game Analysis of Participants’ Behaviors in Technological Innovation of Mega Construction Projects under Risk Orientation

“…As the MCPs ultimately serve society, the government should take appropriate incentives to motivate each subject to research and develop in technological innovation of MCPs, for example, the government can set up relevant awards and provide convenience by tax exemptions [65,66]. The Users also need to effectively supervise the participants in the technological innovation of MCPs and improve the degree of collaborative cooperation to ensure the orderly promotion of the technological innovation of MCPs [67]. The CPEs and the URIs need to complete the research and development task on time and with high quality and fully integrate theory and practice [68].…”