“…In particular, it can be seen from the measurement model that if research actors can well define each step of innovation process (PI2) and able to commercialize the innovations (PI6), then these can lead to the emergence of solid competencies to smoothen the innovation process during organizational change due to merger. Several past studies revealed that to meet organizational goals during merger, main actors of R&D should be able to take agile actions, especially in knowledge spill-over and prompt commercialization (Bolívar-Ramos et al, 2012;Chen et al, 2022;Fernandez et al, 2018b;Real et al, 2006;Taghizadeh et al, 2020;van Lieshout et al, 2021).…”