Abstract
This study examines the complementary effect of search for external knowledge and organizational innovation on the firm’s innovative performance. Specifically, we argue that firms can marginally increase their innovative performance by engaging in both activities simultaneously. Using a sample of 46,862 companies expanding in twelve CIS countries, we find partial evidence of our argument, as the effect of the joint occurrence of search for external knowledge and organizational innovation varies significantly depending on what is the external search strategy that firms follow. Building on the ambidexterity literature, we argue that the success or failure of organizational innovation may be contingent upon conflicting objectives and structure of collaboration that different external search strategies may involve.
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