Abstract
Efficiently development of enterprise innovation networks is inseparable from integrated innovation processes such as knowledge sharing and transfer. Knowledge flow is a core network activity that is highly dependent on the cultural and structural environment. As an informal governance mechanism, cooperative culture affects the stability and durability of relationship between members. Perfectly cooperative cultural mechanism is the key to promoting knowledge flow in innovation networks. The purpose of this paper is to explore whether and how cooperative culture and network power affect knowledge flow in innovation networks. This paper finds that cooperative culture, network power has a positive effect on knowledge flow, which was obtained by using SEM method based on 227 questionnaire survey samples of enterprises. Furthermore, this paper also uses fuzzy quantitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to study how cooperative culture and network power work together on knowledge flow. This study finds out three paths that lead to high knowledge flow, which are composed of the elements of cooperative culture and network power. The three paths are knowledge reciprocity-oriented, cooperative culture-oriented and cultural knowledge fitoriented respectively. These findings are of great significance for promoting the management of innovation networks.
Highlights
With the advent of the knowledge economy era, the innovation activities of enterprises gradually manifest themselves as networking and globalization
In 1989, Imai and Baba first put forward the concept of enterprise innovation networks, and believed that an enterprise innovation network is a basic institutional arrangement for enterprises to deal with innovative systems [1]
In view of the fact that this paper studies the configuration of different cooperative culture and network power elements that lead to high knowledge flow, Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative (fsQCA) is a very suitable method
Summary
With the advent of the knowledge economy era, the innovation activities of enterprises gradually manifest themselves as networking and globalization. Innovation requirements are getting higher, enterprises relying only on their own innovation capabilities can no longer meet the needs of social and economic development. They can overcome uncertainty only by establishing cooperative and innovative relationship with other members. The distinctive feature of the innovation network is the knowledge interaction between members. As the core activity of innovation network, the stability and persistence of knowledge flow between members directly affect the network innovation performance. Knowledge flow is the key to improving the competitive advantage and realizing the sustainable development of innovation networks
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