Internal and external search strategies of innovative firms: the role of the target market

Ruíz-Pava, Guillermo; Forero‐Pineda, Clemente

doi:10.1108/jkm-08-2017-0349

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“…Technology-based collaboration networks are critical for improving firms' innovation outcomes (Goertzel et al, 2017;Najafi-Tavani et al, 2018). Through embedding in such networks, firms are able to access, search for and share relevant technological resources and information held by external partners (Ruiz-Pava and Forero-Pineda, 2018). The knowledge network can record the firms' knowledge combinatorial histories, in which the network structural characteristics of firms indicate their importance and knowledge combinatorial potential (Carnabuci and Bruggeman, 2009;Wang et al, 2014;Yayavaram and Ahuja, 2008).…”

Section: Collaboration Network and Knowledge Networkmentioning

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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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Section: Collaboration Network and Knowledge Networkmentioning

confidence: 99%

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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“…Existing research has found the relationship between boundary-spanning search and innovation, yet the results are still inconsistent. Some scholars argue that boundary-spanning search fosters innovation (Leiponen & Helfat, 2010;Ruiz-Pava & Forero-Pineda, 2018;Zhang, Li, & Zheng, 2017), whereas others suggest boundary-spanning search may have inverted U-shaped relationship with innovation (Ardito & Petruzzelli, 2017;Laursen & Salter, 2006;Zhang & Hu, 2017). In addition, boundary-spanning search may hamper innovation (Terjesen & Patel, 2017) or have no significant effect on innovation (Ferreras-Méndez, Fernández-Mesa, & Alegre, 2016).…”

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Boundary‐spanning search and firms' green innovation: The moderating role of resource orchestration capability

2019

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Building on resource-based theory and resource orchestration theory, we investigate the impact of two characteristics of boundary-spanning search, search breadth and search depth, on firms' exploitative and exploratory green innovations. We also examine the moderating role of resource orchestration capability. The results of data analysis from 186 manufacturing firms in China show that both search breadth and search depth have inverted U-shaped relationships with exploitative and exploratory green innovations. Furthermore, resource orchestration capability is found to moderate the inverted U-shaped relationship between boundary-spanning search and green innovation. Specifically, with high resource orchestration capability, the inverted U-shaped relationships of search breadth with exploitative and exploratory green innovations are flattened, whereas the relationships of search depth with exploitative and exploratory green innovations are almost linear. Our research contributes to the literature on green innovation by uncovering the complex effects of boundary-spanning search on exploitative and exploratory green innovations. KEYWORDS boundary-spanning search, exploitative green innovation, exploratory green innovation, resource orchestration capability, sustainable development

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“…This method was also chosen because there are two binary dependent variables with the same explanatory variables. The literature explains that the use of the bivariate probit model is an adequate method to perform regressions using two dependent variables (Criscuolo et al , 2018; Ruiz-Pava and Forero-Pineda, 2018).…”

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Effect of R&D intensity on the innovative performance of manufacturing companies. Evidence from Ecuador, Peru and Chile

Carvache‐Franco

Gutiérrez-Candela

Guim-Bustos

et al. 2020

IJIS

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Purpose This paper aims to examine the relationship between research and development (R&D) intensity and innovative performance and R&D intensity as a moderating variable in the relationship between sources of information and innovative performance. Design/methodology/approach This is a quantitative, nonexperimental, cross-sectional study of the data collected from national surveys of innovation activities from Ecuador, Peru and Chile where the investigation was carried out. A bivariate probit regression was applied. Findings The results of the investigation pinpoint that R&D intensity is positively related to the innovation of products and processes in Ecuador and Peru. However, no relationship was found in Chile. As a moderating variable of the information sources (customers, suppliers and competitors), and the innovation of products and processes, it shows different results in the three countries examined. Research limitations/implications This study contributes to the literature with evidence in countries with low rates of investment in R&D in the countries examined, this relationship does not always exist; this relationship is considered to be dependent on the complexity of the knowledge and internal capabilities of the company required to achieve innovation, and this complexity could vary according to the type of manufacturing and technology level of the companies. Thus, in manufacturing companies of less complexity to achieve the necessary knowledge for innovation, low rates of investment in R&D are sufficient for the relationship to exist. Practical implications By increasing their R&D intensity, companies acquire technology and develop internal skills and capabilities that boost their innovative potential. Nevertheless, it is not enough to increase R&D intensity to take advantage of external sources of information, it is also necessary to boost the absorptive capacity to assimilate and take advantage of external knowledge. Originality/value This study contributes to the scarce evidence that exists, on the literature in developing countries, on the effect of R&D intensity on innovative performance and provides evidence of R&D intensity as a moderating variable of the relationship between sources of information and innovative performance.

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Internal and external search strategies of innovative firms: the role of the target market

Cited by 13 publications

References 54 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

Boundary‐spanning search and firms' green innovation: The moderating role of resource orchestration capability

Effect of R&D intensity on the innovative performance of manufacturing companies. Evidence from Ecuador, Peru and Chile

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