Research on radical innovation implementation through knowledge reuse based on knowledge flow: A case study on academic teams

Zhao, Jianyu; Xi, Xi; Li, Baizhou; Wang, Tienan; Yin, Hongcheng

doi:10.1016/j.im.2019.103260

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“…This process accelerated the pace of Germany's reintegration into the international scientific system after World War II (Jöns & Hoyler, 2013). In short, the existing literature generally suggests that the mobility of talent can effectively promote the flow of knowledge, but this process is complicated (Bell & Zaheer, 2007; De Rassenfosse & Seliger, 2020; Oettl & Agrawal, 2008; Sorenson et al., 2006; Zhao et al., 2019).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

The spatial relationship between the mobility and scientific cooperation of Chinese scientists

Shi

Yang

et al. 2022

Growth and Change

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This paper constructs a mobility network of Chinese scientists and a cooperation network of scientific research based on data on mobility and research cooperation in China at the urban scale. Through several methods, including spatial analysis, network analysis, and regression analysis, the nodes and bilateral relations in the two networks are found to be highly coupled. Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei, the Yangtze River Delta, and the Pearl River Delta are hot spots for the mobility and scientific research cooperation networks of Chinese scientists. Only a few cities in the two networks play important roles, and most of the cities serve as a foil. The spatial mobility and scientific research cooperation activities of Chinese scientists are concentrated in the eastern region, the Chinese scientists’ mobility and scientific research cooperation networks are rhombus structure, the two networks both are compact and hierarchical network with Beijing as the single dominant city, and the power‐law distribution in the bilateral relationship of two networks shows a “pyramid structure”. Finally, we discuss the possible reasons for the spatial co‐location relationship between the mobility and scientific cooperation of scientists.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

The spatial relationship between the mobility and scientific cooperation of Chinese scientists

Shi

Yang

et al. 2022

Growth and Change

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“…Additionally, an innovation-oriented organizational culture that motivates workers to share innovative values, share knowledge, stimulate collective participation and think outside the box leads to improved levels of radical innovation (Martins et al , 2019; Kalyar and Rafi, 2013; Shahzad et al , 2017; Al-Khatib et al , 2021) and senior management support for radical innovation initiatives. Active leadership within the organization plays a role in motivating and guiding workers towards innovation, especially radical innovation (Al-Omoush, 2020; Cooper, 2019; Hoonsopon and Ruenrom, 2012) along with the company’s research and development (Zhao et al , 2020).…”

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Radical innovation, incremental innovation, and competitive advantage, the moderating role of technological intensity: evidence from the manufacturing sector in Jordan

Al-Khatib

AL-Ghanem

2021

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the effect of radical innovation and incremental innovation on the competitive advantage of Jordanian industrial companies and identify the moderating role of technological intensity. Design/methodology/approach For this study’s purposes, 303 questionnaires from employees of 30 manufacturing firms were analysed. Convergent validity and discriminant validity tests were performed through structural equation modelling in the Smart-PLS programme. Data reliability was confirmed. A bootstrapping technique was used to analyse the data. Multi-group analysis was performed to investigate the moderating role of technological intensity. Findings Empirical results showed that both radical innovation and incremental innovation explain 60.2% of the variance in competitive advantage and that both constructs have a statistically significant effect on competitive advantage. The results also revealed that the relationship between radical innovation and competitive advantage is modified through the high-tech industries. Meanwhile, the relationship between incremental innovation and competitive advantage is modified through the low-tech industries. Research limitations/implications This cross-sectional study provides a snapshot at a given moment in time, a methodological limitation that affects the generalization of its results and the results are limited to one country, Jordan. Practical implications This study promotes the idea of focusing on radical and incremental innovation to enhance competitive advantage in the Jordanian manufacturing sector and knowing the effect of technological intensity in this relationship. Originality/value This study has important implications for leaders in the Jordanian manufacturing sector in general, as the study highlights the importance of radical innovation and incremental innovation to enhance the competitive advantage, especially in light of the technological intensity in this sector, and thus, increase the innovative capabilities of this firms, which leads to an increase in the level of competitive advantage.

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“…For instance, innovators of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in NASA took advantage of knowledge reuse to develop new products of laser radar, electrometer and atomic force microscope which are all used in the detector of Mars (Majchrzak et al , 2004). In the academic field, four teams that undertake National Science Foundation Project in China reuse nontraditional knowledge of interdisciplinary to not only solve the problems but also offer innovative outcomes (Zhao et al , 2020).…”

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“…Because previous literature has lacked a comprehensive and robust FFM framework, the existing results may have understated the contribution that personality can make to interpreting why innovators yield different innovation selections when they face the same or similar innovation challenge (Ostergaard et al , 2011). A complex series of hypothesized relationships exist (Zhao et al , 2020); however, few have conducted sufficient (if any) empirical exploration.…”

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“…We fill this important gap by exposing the role of innovator personality in two distinct aspects of managing knowledge reuse: initiation (generating discrete awareness to consider reusing nontraditional knowledge which does not belong to innovators’ professional areas in response to the gap) (Majchrzak et al , 2004; Markus et al , 2002) and implementation (carrying out knowledge reuse) (Zhao et al , 2020; Waisberg and Nelson, 2018; Hacklin et al , 2021). We draw on two distinct streams to develop our research model.…”

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Managing knowledge reuse: the duality of innovator personality

Zhao

Jiang

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide new insights for managing knowledge reuse in terms of the duality of innovator personality. Continuously developing new products is crucial for firms to maintain and enhance their competitive advantages. However, the limited and highly specialized knowledge can cause innovators of firms to face difficulties in the process of new product development (NPD). In this setting, knowledge reuse becomes a solution that may benefit innovators to overcome the innovation dilemma. Given the fact that innovators with different personality are likely to form incongruent cognitions and affection on knowledge reuse, thus subsequently affecting the performance of NPD, there is an urgent need to investigate the effects of innovator personality in the entire process of knowledge reuse. Design/methodology/approach This paper exploits five-factor model (FFM) of personality to comprehensively investigate the dual effects of innovator personality in managing knowledge reuse based on the two distinct sets of knowledge reuse initiation and implementation. Findings By using the data from 981 innovators of knowledge-intensive firms in China, this study finds that the FFM traits of conscientiousness and agreeableness had opposing effects on initiation and implementation of knowledge reuse. While the FFM traits of emotional stability and openness to experience both positively affect the knowledge reuse initiation and implementation. Moreover, the FFM traits of extraversion benefit the shaping of knowledge reuse initiation whereas encumbering the implementation of knowledge reuse. Originality/value First, this study reveals the different roles of cognitive and affective traits of personality in shaping knowledge reuse. Second, this study exposes the role of innovator personality in determining the performance effects of knowledge reuse implementation. Third, this study highlights the dual effects of innovator personality in managing knowledge reuse. This study offers evidence for arranging the innovators with appropriate FFM traits in various stages of knowledge reuse.

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Research on radical innovation implementation through knowledge reuse based on knowledge flow: A case study on academic teams

Cited by 14 publications

References 48 publications

The spatial relationship between the mobility and scientific cooperation of Chinese scientists

The spatial relationship between the mobility and scientific cooperation of Chinese scientists

Radical innovation, incremental innovation, and competitive advantage, the moderating role of technological intensity: evidence from the manufacturing sector in Jordan

Managing knowledge reuse: the duality of innovator personality

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