Does Firms’ Innovation Promote Export Growth Sustainably?—Evidence from Chinese Manufacturing Firms

Hao, Liang-feng; Qiu, Bin; Cervantes, Lisette

doi:10.3390/su8111173

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“…Owing to its central position in the knowledge network, the firm will act as a pivot because most knowledge paths between agents flow through the focal firm (Lee et al, 2015). This pivot is conducive to screening and interpreting the potential value of partners to the focal firm; in turn, considering errors in partners identification may be reduced, eventual costs associated with mismatched to external partners will be diminished (Dahlander and Gann, 2010;Hao et al, 2016). In addition, a firm with high knowledge network centrality can better use knowledge and successfully generate new technologies that expand the scope of its knowledge base (Lai and Weng, 2013).…”

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The double-edged sword of external search in collaboration networks: embeddedness in knowledge networks as moderators

Shi

Zhang

Zheng

2019

JKM

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the inverted U-shaped relationship between external search in the collaboration network and firm innovation outcomes. It also seeks to explore whether these curvilinear relationships are moderated by the network centrality and structural holes in the knowledge network. Design/methodology/approach In this empirical research, the authors collected a sample of patents in the smartphone industry over the period of 2000-2017. Then the authors examined the direct roles of external search breadth and depth in the collaboration network and the moderating role of network embeddedness in the knowledge network by using negative binomial regression. Findings Results found that external search in the collaboration network contributes more to firm innovation outcomes when the breadth and depth of the external search are moderate rather than high or low. Furthermore, both network centrality and structural holes in the knowledge network have positive effects on the external search breadth – innovation outcomes and external search depth – innovation outcomes relationships. Research limitations/implications The authors collected the patent data within the single industry and excluded other types of industries. This may limit the generalization of the findings. Practical implications The paper has practical implications for adopting appropriate search strategies in the collaboration network and developing a better understanding of the effect of network embeddedness in the knowledge network on firm innovation outcomes. The findings suggest future directions for technology-intensive industries to improve their innovation output. Originality/value This study adds value to open innovation literature by pointing out a curvilinear relationship (inverted U-shaped) between external search breadth/depth and innovation outcomes in collaboration networks, in contrast to studies focused on firms’ external collaboration strategies in a certain industry context. Furthermore, this study reinforces the key contingent role of embeddedness in knowledge networks. This study provides a valuable theoretical framework of innovation outcome determinants by connecting the network perspective of open innovation theory with an embeddedness view.

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The double-edged sword of external search in collaboration networks: embeddedness in knowledge networks as moderators

Shi

Zhang

Zheng

2019

JKM

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Gender and International Engagement of Early-Stage Social Service Entrepreneurs: The Roles of Entrepreneurial Exit Experience and Innovation

Qiu

2022

J. Dev. Entrepreneurship

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The paper empirically examines how gender affects international market engagement through its effects on entrepreneurial exit experience and innovation in early-stage social service ventures across different countries. Empirical findings from generalized linear mixed models with SAS GLIMMIX procedures support the direct effect of gender on international market engagement and the indirect effect of gender on international market engagement through entrepreneurial exit experience and innovation in early-stage social service ventures. The study shows significant gender gaps in the international market engagement of early-stage social service ventures owned by male and female entrepreneurs. The gaps appear to be rooted in gender differences in experiential learning resulting from entrepreneurial exit experience and innovation. The paper calls on governments to build gender-aware ecosystems that engage female entrepreneurs in experiential learning and innovation, thereby empowering them to grow through active international market engagement in early-stage social service ventures.

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Does Firms’ Innovation Promote Export Growth Sustainably?—Evidence from Chinese Manufacturing Firms

Cited by 2 publications

References 57 publications

The double-edged sword of external search in collaboration networks: embeddedness in knowledge networks as moderators

The double-edged sword of external search in collaboration networks: embeddedness in knowledge networks as moderators

Gender and International Engagement of Early-Stage Social Service Entrepreneurs: The Roles of Entrepreneurial Exit Experience and Innovation

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