Firm innovation: technological boundary-spanning search and knowledge base and distance

IF 4.1 3区管理学 Q2 BUSINESS

Management Decision Pub Date : 2024-01-02 DOI:10.1108/md-02-2023-0238

Xianglin Zhu, Naiding Yang, Mingzhen Zhang, Yu Wang

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Abstract

Purpose

Technical knowledge is a key factor in firm innovation. This study aims to construct a theoretical framework of technological boundary-spanning search, exploratory innovation and exploitative innovation to help firms adjust their search strategies and improve the effect of external resources on internal innovation.

Design/methodology/approach

The study uses questionnaires to collect data and conducts empirical analysis using SPSS25 and AMOS24.

Findings

Technological boundary-spanning search is positively correlated with ambidextrous innovation. Additionally, knowledge base positively moderates the effect of technological boundary-spanning search on ambidextrous innovation and knowledge distance negatively moderates the effect of technological boundary-spanning search on ambidextrous innovation. When a firm’s knowledge base is robust, its ambidextrous innovation can benefit more from technological boundary-spanning search. Additionally, when the knowledge distance is less, a firm’s ambidextrous innovation can benefit more from technological boundary-spanning search.

Originality/value

Considering organizational ambidexterity, this study divides firm innovation into exploratory innovation and exploitative innovation and presents a theoretical framework for the effect of technological boundary-spanning search on ambidextrous innovation. Additionally, it provides a comprehensive understanding of the crucial roles of knowledge base and knowledge distance in the relationship between technological boundary-spanning search and exploratory and exploitative innovation.

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企业创新：跨越技术边界的搜索和知识基础与距离

目的技术知识是企业创新的关键因素。本研究旨在构建技术跨边界搜索、探索式创新和利用式创新的理论框架，帮助企业调整搜索策略，提高外部资源对内部创新的影响。研究采用问卷调查的方式收集数据，并使用 SPSS25 和 AMOS24 进行实证分析。此外，知识基础正向调节技术跨边界搜索对模糊创新的影响，知识距离负向调节技术跨边界搜索对模糊创新的影响。当企业的知识基础稳固时，其跨边界创新就能更多地受益于技术边界搜索。原创性/价值考虑到组织的灵活性，本研究将企业创新分为探索性创新和开发性创新，并提出了技术跨边界搜索对模糊创新影响的理论框架。此外，本研究还全面阐述了知识基础和知识距离在技术跨边界搜索与探索式创新和利用式创新之间关系中的关键作用。

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Management Decision Multiple-

CiteScore

8.20

自引率

8.70%

发文量

126

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