Effects of Relational Embeddedness and Innovative Opportunity on Intention to Cooperative Innovation

Abstract

Abstract. Based on the theory of social network, a theoretical model of the relationship between relational embeddedness, innovative opportunity and intention to cooperative innovation(ICI) was proposed. By using the data collected from 197 SMEs in Guangdong Province, the theoretical model is empirically tested. The results show that relational embeddedness has positive impacts on innovative opportunity and ICI; innovative opportunity has a positive impact on ICI and mediates the relationship between relational embeddedness and ICI.