Abstract
Enterprises acquire heterogeneous knowledge through external knowledge search and adapt to the change of external environment, which is of great significance to enterprise breakthrough innovation. This paper takes the innovation ecosystem as the boundary of the research paradigm. Based on innovation ecosystem theory, knowledge management theory and enterprise innovation theory, this paper constructs a moderated mediation model of the enterprise knowledge search, knowledge integration and breakthrough innovation under the characteristics of innovation ecosystem network. This model is tested on the survey data of 344 technology enterprise and manufacturing industries including R&D departments in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The research results show that: knowledge integration plays part of the intermediary role between knowledge search and enterprise breakthrough innovation; the larger the network scale, the stronger the network connection, the stronger the intermediary role of knowledge integration on the relationship between knowledge search and enterprise breakthrough innovation. The research results reveal the important role of the innovation ecosystem in enterprise breakthrough innovation. At the same time, the research on knowledge search and enterprise breakthrough innovation should consider the network characteristics of innovation ecosystem and the ability of enterprise knowledge integration.
Highlights
In the era of economic globalization, the external competitive environment which enterprises usually face has become more and more fierce
We argue that the research on the breadth or depth of Knowledge search, knowledge integration and enterprise breakthrough innovation knowledge search and breakthrough innovation in enterprise should be conducted both internally and externally
Based on the above analysis, we construct a model of the enterprise knowledge search, knowledge integration and breakthrough innovation under the characteristics of innovation ecosystem network, and propose that the research on knowledge search and enterprise breakthrough innovation should consider the network characteristics of the innovation ecosystem and the capability of enterprise knowledge integration, so as to provide some reference for improving the enterprise breakthrough innovation ability
Summary
In the era of economic globalization, the external competitive environment which enterprises usually face has become more and more fierce. Chesbrough and Rosenbloom are the first to propose the "open innovation" theory which is based on the concept of external knowledge search [4] This theory believes that the open search of knowledge resources from the outside is an important way for enterprises to obtain knowledge resources and carry out breakthrough innovation effectively, especially when they face the fierce external competition environment. The current researches on knowledge search mainly includes knowledge tension theory and knowledge accumulation theory The former emphasizes that the diversity and heterogeneity of enterprise knowledge resources can enrich the knowledge base of enterprises and affect breakthrough innovation through knowledge reorganization. Based on the above analysis, we construct a model of the enterprise knowledge search, knowledge integration and breakthrough innovation under the characteristics of innovation ecosystem network, and propose that the research on knowledge search and enterprise breakthrough innovation should consider the network characteristics of the innovation ecosystem and the capability of enterprise knowledge integration, so as to provide some reference for improving the enterprise breakthrough innovation ability
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