The adoption of agency business activity, product innovation, and performance in Chinese technology ventures

Li, Haiyang; Atuahene‐Gima, Kwaku

doi:10.1002/smj.233

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“…This in turn emphesises the concept free market in which both iranian suppliers and international companies can compete for taking more market share. Consistent with literature based on the Western experience (Bowman and Gatignon, 1996;Chuang et al, 2014;Grabowski, 2006;Gupta and Gupta, 2014;Li and Atuahene-Gima, 2002;Naranjo-Valencia et al, 2011;Perotti and Pray, 2014;Robinson and Min, 2002;Urban et al, 1986) and also the East Asian experience (Zheng Zhou, 2006) this research found that an imitation strategy has a greater impact on new product success in the Iranian API market, compared with an innovation strategy. The research also implies that reverse engineering and imitation forms are critical factors for dealing with the NPD process (Calantone et al, 2010;Grabowski, 2006;Gupta and Gupta, 2014;Jääskeläinen et al, 2013;Mortensen et al, 2008;Nepal et al, 2008;Witell et al, 2014).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

“…The importance of innovation in NPD is well recognised (Li and Atuahene-Gima, 2002;Nepal et al, 2008;Wind and Mahajan, 1997;Witell et al, 2014), in which the market share can be extended by generating a competitive advantage over the long-term (Chuang et al, 2014;Hinkkanen et al, 2013;Kerin et al, 1992;Lieberman and Montgomery, 1998;Naranjo-Valencia et al, 2011). A successful innovator, therefore, can outsell even superior late entrants, build a large market share, and enjoy a sustainable competitive advantage (Bowman and Gatignon, 1996;Calantone et al, 2010;Carpenter and Nakamoto, 1994;Robinson and Min, 2002;Shekar, 2011).…”

Section: Npd Strategies: Innovation or Imitationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In today's Iranian APIs market, there are some reasons behind the preference of imitation rather than innovation. Imitation is most useful in the face of uncertainty (Ginsberg and Venkatraman, 1985;Hinkkanen et al, 2013;Li and Atuahene-Gima, 2002;Lieberman and Asaba, 2006) and imitation under uncertainty presents simple tradeoffs on timing (Akhilesh, 2014;Dasgupta, 1988;Naranjo-Valencia et al, 2011). Imitation also reduces costs for the imitator by either helping update the beliefs of the imitator using information from the innovator or improving estimates of expected costs and benefits of pursuing a course of action (Chuang et al, 2014;Cyert and March, 1963;Ethiraj and Zhu, 2008;Maglio and Spohrer, 2008;Naranjo-Valencia et al, 2011;Yan and Kull, 2014).…”

Section: Npd Strategies: Innovation or Imitationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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NPD process in active pharmaceutical ingredients industry: a case study in Iran

Shahmehr

Khaksar

Safari

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IJBIR

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Due to recent sanctions against Iran, the Iranian active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) industry has become increasingly scrutinised. However, innovation and new product development (NPD) are challenges for Iranian APIs; especially as in the domestic market they face substantial competition from Asian and American competitors. This paper investigates the existing NPD situation in the APIs industry in Iran. To do so, the researchers have explored the extent to which the APIs industry follows an innovation strategy or imitation strategy by discovering factories influencing the NPD process. This paper also includes a case-study on the APIs industry in Taamin Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Company (TAPIC) holding. A wide variety of data collection methods were used, ranging from semi-structured questionnaire and interviews, literature reviews, archival record analysis and participant observation. The findings show that "possessing skilled and professional teams" is the most important activity for designing a successful NPD process in APIs. In contrast, "high cost of importing new technologies" tends to be the main restriction that endangers a successful NPD process in APIs in Iran.

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confidence: 87%

Section: Npd Strategies: Innovation or Imitationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Npd Strategies: Innovation or Imitationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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NPD process in active pharmaceutical ingredients industry: a case study in Iran

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“…In other words, environment plays a more important role than organization and technology for firms within the Taiwanese semiconductor industry when they consider green supply chain adoption. That environment is the most relevant aspect affecting a firm's decision to adopt innovations has been shown in prior research [125]. Environmental factors often refer to the frequent and unpredictable changes in customer preferences, government regulations, and perceived competitive behavior.…”

Section: Aspect Levelmentioning

confidence: 85%

A TOE Approach to Establish a Green Supply Chain Adoption Decision Model in the Semiconductor Industry

2016

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Abstract:The green supply chain is an innovation that extends traditional sustainability initiatives to environmental activities in the supply chain and aims to minimize a product's environmental impact throughout its life cycle. The adoption of a green supply chain involves a complex decision-making process characterized by multiple criteria. The goal of the current study is to construct a decision framework by identifying a comprehensive set of consideration factors and their causal relationships. The consideration factors are deliberately drawn from a variety of different, yet related, theories and are grouped into an extensive Technology-Organization -Environment (TOE) framework. In accordance with the Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) method, the decision framework was analyzed for appropriateness through surveys of selected experts in the semiconductor industry. Because the semiconductor industry has a long history of heavy resource usage and has proven an early advocate of green supply chains, results from this study can provide insights to other firms with similar operations and aims. The contributions of this research are twofold. First, its theoretical contribution consists of integrating previously separate strands of different theories into a holistic framework and exploring the causal relationships among decision factors. Second, its practical contribution lies in its establishment of a strategic path that provides firms a set of priorities when adopting green supply chains.

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“…Environmental uncertainty has been viewed as the most relevant environmental characteristic that affects a firm's decision making (Li and Atuahene-Gima, 2002). It refers to the frequent and unpredictable changes in customer preferences, technological development, and competitive behavior perceived by the managers.…”

Section: Environmental Uncertaintymentioning

confidence: 99%

Determinants of Green Practice Adoption for Logistics Companies in China

2010

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ABSTRACT. This article aims to analyze the factors influencing the adoption of green practices in Chinese logistics industry. The determinant factors are composed of technological, organizational, and environmental dimensions. A questionnaire survey on the green practice adoption of Chinese logistics companies was conducted, and 322 samples were analyzed. Research results reveal that relative advantage and compatibility of green practices, organizational support, quality of human resources, regulatory pressure, and governmental support have significantly positive influences on the adoption of green practices for Chinese logistics companies. Environmental uncertainty and green practice's complexity have significantly negative influences on green practice adoption. However, the influence of customer pressure is not significant for Chinese logistics companies. This article also suggests implications and opportunities for future research.

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The adoption of agency business activity, product innovation, and performance in Chinese technology ventures

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Cited by 219 publications

References 81 publications

NPD process in active pharmaceutical ingredients industry: a case study in Iran

NPD process in active pharmaceutical ingredients industry: a case study in Iran

A TOE Approach to Establish a Green Supply Chain Adoption Decision Model in the Semiconductor Industry

Determinants of Green Practice Adoption for Logistics Companies in China

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