Abstract
Based on a literature review, this paper classifies network capability into network vision capability, network constructing capability, and network management capability and constructs a model with explorative innovation and exploitative innovation being the mediating variables to analyze the influence of the three dimensions of network capabilities on innovation performance. We obtain 257 effective samples through questionnaire and verify every influencing path. Our findings show that the three dimensions of network capability have a positive effect on innovation performance, clear innovation strategy helps to improve innovation performance, different network capability structures result in different innovation strategy forms, and false innovation strategy forms weaken the effect of network capability on innovation performance.
Highlights
It follows from existing literature that it has been widely recognized that network capability has a positive effect on innovation performance (Joe Tidd, 2006)
Our findings show that firms need to grasp the fit between strategy and capability and select proper innovation manners based on a clear definition of internal resource and capability endowment characteristics to effectively improve innovation performance with their own capability elements, a finding being of strong realistic significance for the proper utilization of resources and capabilities and for the comprehensive improvement of innovation levels
Based on the above analysis, we propose the following hypothesis: H1c: Network management capability has a positive effect on innovation performance
Summary
It follows from existing literature that it has been widely recognized that network capability has a positive effect on innovation performance (Joe Tidd, 2006). Some scholars introduced structural attribute, relation strength, organizational learning, and sourcing as mediating variables to observe the mechanism of network capability influencing innovation performance (Walter A., et al, 2006), but no scholars have studied the role of innovation strategy in such process in depth, and empirical proof is lacking. For this reason, this paper attempts to introduce the innovation strategy form as the mediating variable and construct a relation model among network capability, innovation strategy, and innovation performance to empirically explore the path of innovation performance. Our findings show that firms need to grasp the fit between strategy and capability and select proper innovation manners based on a clear definition of internal resource and capability endowment characteristics to effectively improve innovation performance with their own capability elements, a finding being of strong realistic significance for the proper utilization of resources and capabilities and for the comprehensive improvement of innovation levels
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