The positive effects of relationship learning and absorptive capacity on innovation performance and competitive advantage in industrial markets

Chen, Yu Shan; Lin, Miaomiao; Chang, Ching Hsun

doi:10.1016/j.indmarman.2008.12.003

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“…Guanxi network plays an effectively role in establishing strong relationships with suppliers, customers and other stakeholders based on trust and mutual benefits, continuously exchanging knowledge, information, technology and other forms of favours, and enabling technical learning and building innovative capabilities of cooperative organisations in the network (Chen, Lin and Chang, 2009;Park and Luo, 2001). …”

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Does open innovation apply to China? Exploring the contingent role of external knowledge sources and internal absorptive capacity in Chinese large firms and SMEs

Huang

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Martin

2015

Journal of Management & Organization

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While 'open innovation' is often considered to be an organisational strategy with universal application, the generalisability of this set of arrangements to organisations operating within emerging economies has yet to be fully explored. This study provides empirical evidence of its importance within a substantial sample of Chinese large firms and SMEs. Using Tobit regression analysis, our findings indicate that external knowledge sources from inter-firm networking are more important in creating the benefits of open innovation for Chinese SMEs than their larger peers. Linkages to university and research institutes generally have few direct effects on the innovation performance of both large and small firms in China. However, the role of universities and research institutes is shown to be important among our large firm sample when combined with evident internal absorptive capacity. This interaction is generally limited to our large firm sample, and is not as evident among small firms. Our study indicates that the barriers to the adoption of open innovation by Chinese firms might be largely related to the comparatively weak domestic research expertise and limited organisational absorptive capabilities, with this most particularly evident for SMEs.These findings suggest that, based on this evidence, there is no need for emerging economies like China to mimic the emergence path from closed to open innovation followed by developed countries. Chinese firms will be more likely to garner the benefits available from openness when they develop the capabilities required to identify, assimilate and commercialise knowledge and technologies obtained from external sources.

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Section: H1a: Inter-firm Networking (Involving Customer Supplier Andmentioning

confidence: 99%

Does open innovation apply to China? Exploring the contingent role of external knowledge sources and internal absorptive capacity in Chinese large firms and SMEs

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Rice

Martin

2015

Journal of Management & Organization

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“…J. et al, 1995, Dosi, 1988a on the relationship between innovation and business performance are justified and disseminated (Leslie et al, 2008), most of the existing research models still use this approach to study the determinants of innovation (Vázquez et al, 2001, Boedker C. and Mouritsen J., 2008, Koellinger, 2008, Chen et al, 2009). …”

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“…J. et al, 1995, Dosi, 1988a) relativas a la relación entre actividad innovadora y desempeño empresarial están muy justificadas y difundidas (Leslie et al, 2008); estas siguen siendo utilizadas en modelos de investigación recientes relacionadas con el estudio de factores determinantes de la innovación (Vázquez et al, 2001, Boedker C. and Mouritsen J., 2008, Koellinger, 2008, Chen et al, 2009). …”

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“…Además el modelo también propone, como un gran número de autores (Chen et al, 2009, Boedker C. and Mouritsen J., 2008, Koellinger, 2008, Leslie et al, 2008, Vázquez et al, 2001, la relación positiva entre la actividad innovadora y desempeño empresarial (ver Figura 15).…”

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“…J. et al, 1995). De esta forma, diversos indicadores de resultados, son justificados como consecuencia de las actividades de innovación (Robert G. Cooper, 1984, Dahan and Hauser, 2002, Montoya-Weiss and Cantalone, 1994, Bozeman and J. S. Dietz, 2000, destacando más recientemente otras (Daghfous, 2004, Prajogo and Ahmed, 2006a, Teece, 2007 y (Chen et al, 2009). Por todo ello, se plantea la siguiente hipótesis:…”

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Despite general attention has been given to sustainable development and green innovation, little empirical effort has been made to explore the factors influencing green innovation performance in the context of supply chain relationships, especially in emerging countries like China. To address this research gap, from the perspectives of specific investments, we examine the role of specific investments in relation to the outcome of green supply chain innovation. Drawing on knowledge management theory, we propose that knowledge transfer plays a mediating role underlying the relationship. On the basis of the stakeholder involvement theory, we argue that partner social responsibility plays moderating roles not only in specific investments—green supply chain innovation performance link—but also in the link of knowledge transfer and performance. We tested the proposed relationships with a sample consisted of 331 questionnaires and validated responses from 187 high‐tech firms in China. The results generally support the proposed hypotheses, and the integrative model—moderated mediation—is also supported. As such, this study contributes to understand about how specific investments affect the performance of green supply chain innovation, providing new insights on stakeholder involvement and knowledge transfer in green supply chain innovation management.

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The positive effects of relationship learning and absorptive capacity on innovation performance and competitive advantage in industrial markets

Cited by 456 publications

References 37 publications

Does open innovation apply to China? Exploring the contingent role of external knowledge sources and internal absorptive capacity in Chinese large firms and SMEs

Does open innovation apply to China? Exploring the contingent role of external knowledge sources and internal absorptive capacity in Chinese large firms and SMEs

La gestión de la innovación en las empresas vascas. El papel de las herramientas de gestión de la innovación en la eficiencia de la misma y en la de los resultados de innovación.

Gaining sustainable development by green supply chain innovation: Perspectives of specific investments and stakeholder engagement

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