2017
DOI: 10.1002/gsj.1183
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Relationship between international experience and innovation performance: The importance of organizational learning for EMNEs

Abstract: Research Summary This study examines the impact of international experience (IE) on innovation performance (IP) in the context of emerging economy multinational enterprises (EMNEs). EMNE internationalization is often driven by strategic asset‐seeking behavior to improve their knowledge base. But, does internationalization lead to more innovation for these EMNEs? Drawing on organizational learning theory, we find a positive relationship; however, the IE–IP curve is not linear, instead it follows an S–shaped cur… Show more

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“…Researchers associated with this issue indicate that the strength of the relationship between internationalization and innovativeness of firms depends on the degree of internationalization achieved, i.e. the degree of firm's international involvement determined by various forms of internationalization such as exporting and foreign investments, spatial scope of firm activity, and its international experience [Kotabe et al, 2002;Kafouros et al, 2008;Shearmur et al, 2015;Thakur-Wernz and Samant, 2017]. So, in all these cases, one cannot discuss any more about learning by exporting, but about learning by internationalization.…”
Section: Outward Internationalization and Innovativenessmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Researchers associated with this issue indicate that the strength of the relationship between internationalization and innovativeness of firms depends on the degree of internationalization achieved, i.e. the degree of firm's international involvement determined by various forms of internationalization such as exporting and foreign investments, spatial scope of firm activity, and its international experience [Kotabe et al, 2002;Kafouros et al, 2008;Shearmur et al, 2015;Thakur-Wernz and Samant, 2017]. So, in all these cases, one cannot discuss any more about learning by exporting, but about learning by internationalization.…”
Section: Outward Internationalization and Innovativenessmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…All firms found R&D and innovation very important for the future performance (Ciabuschi, Holm, & Martín, 2014; Figueiredo, 2011; Thakur-Wernz & Samant, 2019). NZ3 noted: ‘It must be kept at the current level of 10–15% of the revenue.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…First, technology accessed solely from within an emerging-market firm, or from domestic sources, may be insufficient to support international success in a rapidly-changing technological environment (Chatterjee & Sahasranamam, 2018; Li, Chen, & Shapiro, 2010). Hence, firms seek external knowledge for developing new innovations (Awate et al, 2015; Thakur-Wernz & Samant, 2017). Second, because new inventions emerge from a recombinative process using different streams of knowledge (Fleming, 2001), external sources are especially valuable for helping emerging-market firms to develop internationally-exploitable innovations (Wang et al, 2013).…”
Section: Knowledge Sourcing and International Business Activitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Many such firms have transformed themselves to be globally competitive, responding to institutional transitions and the resulting ecosystem changes in their home markets over recent decades (Cuervo-Cazurra & Genc, 2008; Ramamurti, 2012a). Because innovations are embedded in institutional contexts, the country-specific triggers and drivers of innovation processes are important (Chittoor, Aulakh, & Ray, 2015; Peng, Ahlstrom, Carraher, & Shi, 2017; Thakur-Wernz & Samant, 2017). The strength of the intellectual property (IP) regime is one such trigger, playing a key role in driving innovation in knowledge-intensive industries such as pharmaceuticals (Brandl, Darendeli, & Mudambi, 2019; Kale & Wield, 2008; Papageorgiadis & McDonald, 2019).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%