Task Contingencies in the Curvilinear Relationships Between Intergroup Networks and Initiative Performance

Lechner, Christoph; Frankenberger, Karolin; Floyd, Steven W.

doi:10.5465/amj.2010.52814620

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“…The economies of scale often become diseconomies after a certain point; the learning curve reaches a point of cumulative production quantity where improvements are insignificant (Stock et al, 2001). Furthermore, in recent times, several studies have proved how the effect of density and strength of the ties in networks (cluster connectedness) also describes an inverted-U shape relationship (Molina-Morales and -Fernandez, 2009or Lechner et al, 2010.…”

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The impact of cluster connectedness on firm innovation: R&D effort and outcomes in the textile industry

Molina‐Morales

Expósito-Langa

2012

Entrepreneurship & Regional Development

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Recent research into the clustering effect on firms has moved away from a simplistic view to a more complex approach. More realistic and complex causal relationships are now considered when analyzing these territorial networks. Specifically, this paper attempts to analyze how cluster connectedness moderates the relationship of a firm's innovation effort and the results obtained from this effort. We want to question the commonly accepted direct and positive impact of R&D effort, and moreover, we suggest the existence of a saturation effect and that the level of cluster's inter-connectedness in the cluster moderates this effect.We have developed our empirical study focusing on the Spanish textile industrial cluster. This is a complex manufacturing industry that uses relatively low technology manufacturing and R&D. Our findings suggest that the degree to which a firm is involved with, or connected to, other firms in the cluster can moderate the effect of the R&D effort on its innovation results.More generally, we aim to contribute to the discussion on the degree to which firms should be involved in the cluster network in order to operate efficiently and gain the maximum competitive advantages. Our findings have implications both in recent cluster and network literature as well for institutional policy.

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The impact of cluster connectedness on firm innovation: R&D effort and outcomes in the textile industry

Molina‐Morales

Expósito-Langa

2012

Entrepreneurship & Regional Development

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“…Exploratory innovation requires new knowledge (Benner and Tushman 2002) and is facilitated when a work environment promotes risktaking and provides knowledge-rich stimuli and sufficient resources (Amabile et al 1996;Jansen et al 2012). Managers who span boundaries thus encounter a wider range of people with different outlooks and approaches (Perry-Smith and Shalley 2003) and may find it easier to navigate and nurture their entrepreneurial projects despite organizational politics (Lechner et al 2010). In fact, recent studies suggest that interactions with members of internal and external networks enable MMs to gain the support they need to protect their entrepreneurial activities and leverage their credibility (Morris et al 2010) as well as legitimacy (Hornsby et al 2013).…”

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Achieving strategic renewal: the multi-level influences of top and middle managers’ boundary-spanning

Glaser

Fourné

Elfring³

2015

Small Bus Econ

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Drawing on corporate entrepreneurship (CE) and social network research, this study focuses on strategic renewal as a form of CE and examines the impact of boundary-spanning at top and middle management levels on business units' exploratory innovation. Analyses of multi-source and multi-level data, collected from 72 top managers (TMs) and 397 middle managers (MMs) operating in 34 units of a multinational organization, indicate that TMs' boundaryspanning is positively related to units' exploratory innovation, but also has a cascading effect on MMs by increasing their perceived role conflict. MMs' role conflict is negatively related to units' exploratory innovation and thus offsets some of the benefits gained through TMs' boundary-spanning activities. Taking a configurational perspective on social exchanges at multiple levels, we show that role conflict is reduced by overlapping boundary-spanning ties among TMs and MMs. Surprisingly, MMs' boundary-spanning does not relate to exploratory innovation. Our study shows that with regard to boundary-spanning, a top-down approach to CE as strategic renewal may be most effective because TMs play a key role in driving exploratory innovation. However, TMs need to be aware of the cascading social liabilities of their boundary-spanning behavior and ensure MMs develop similar networks. We advance ongoing debates in studies about CE and social networks by providing empirically validated insights into who drives strategic renewal and by uncovering the benefits and costs of social exchanges for strategic renewal. Furthermore, we uncover potential causes of mixed findings in network theory research and highlight a remedy to social liabilities.

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“…While prior research has identified how certain network dimensions, such as tie strength and network centrality, can lead to particular benefits for large firms (Lechner et al, 2010), relevant knowledge of small firms is limited. This study highlights the importance of active engagement in networking activities for small firms (Obstfeld, 2005).…”

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The process of embedding a small firm in its industrial context

Shaw

Wilson

Pret

2016

International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurs

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This article explores the activities involved in embedding a small firm in its industrial context. Inductive analysis of longitudinal, case study data collected from a small firm in the creative industries highlights the use of networks and networking as embedding mechanisms. Key emergent themes include the impacts of pre-embeddedness (defined as the sum of all cultural, social and symbolic capital accessible to the founding team prior to business start-up), the vision and network orientation of the founding team and their strategic use of networking. The interplay between these conditions and activities is revealed as important in building legitimacy, which is critical for embedding a firm in its industrial context. This article extends knowledge of embedding beyond the initial phase of new venture creation and highlights the emergent and evolving dynamics behind this process.

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Task Contingencies in the Curvilinear Relationships Between Intergroup Networks and Initiative Performance

Cited by 212 publications

References 84 publications

The impact of cluster connectedness on firm innovation: R&D effort and outcomes in the textile industry

The impact of cluster connectedness on firm innovation: R&D effort and outcomes in the textile industry

Achieving strategic renewal: the multi-level influences of top and middle managers’ boundary-spanning

The process of embedding a small firm in its industrial context

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