Knowledge Codification, Exploitation, and Innovation: The Moderating Influence of Organizational Controls in Chinese Firms

Li, Yuan; Lee, Soo‐Hoon; Li, Xiyao; Liu, Yi

doi:10.1111/j.1740-8784.2010.00179.x

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“…Innovation in organizations has been conceived both as a discrete outcome and as a process. The studies of innovation as outcome mainly explore external and internal organizational conditions under which an organization innovates (Damanpour & Schneider, 2006; Hitt, Hoskisson, Johnson, & Moesel, 1996; Kimberly & Evanisko, 1981; Li, Lee, Li, & Liu, 2010). Innovation as a process, on the other hand, explores how the innovation is originated, developed, commercialized, diffused, adopted, or implemented (Klein & Sorra, 1996; Rogers, 1995; Van de Ven et al., 2000).…”

Section: Innovation In Organizationsmentioning

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Managerial Innovation: Conceptions, Processes and Antecedents

2012

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The expansive research on innovation in organizations has primarily followed a technological imperative, postulating that organizations organize their innovation efforts through research and development (R&D) activities. Theories of innovation are thus shaped mostly from the studies of technology-based innovations in the manufacturing sector, yet are applied in all contexts. This article advocates research on managerial innovations -new approaches to devise strategy and structure of tasks and units, modify the organization's management processes and administrative systems, motivate and reward organizational members, and enable organizational adaptation and change. We examine the conceptual development, generation and adoption processes, antecedents, and influences of managerial innovation on organizational conduct. By increasing an understanding of managerial innovation, this article aims to complement existing theories of innovation derived from the studies of technological innovations and thus help extend and advance theory and research on innovation process and outcome in organizations.

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Section: Innovation In Organizationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Managerial Innovation: Conceptions, Processes and Antecedents

2012

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“…Firm size was measured considering the number of employees. Firm age: measured by asking respondents the year of company's foundation (Huang and Li, 2009;Li et al, 2010), this control variable was introduced considering previous research which states that firm age tends to be inversely related to innovation (Hansen, 1992;Huergo and Jaumandreu, 2004). Firm revenue: considering the previous year's revenue in millions of euros.…”

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Knowledge Processes, Absorptive Capacity and Innovation: A Mediation Analysis

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2016

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The present research aims to explore the role of knowledge creation and absorptive capacity as mediating variables between knowledge acquisition, knowledge sharing, and companies' organizational innovation. A theoretical model supporting the hypothesized relationships is developed, and then research hypotheses are tested with a sample of 111 industrial organizations, using partial least squares structural equation modeling. The results show that knowledge creation positively influences innovation and partially mediates the relationship between intra-firm knowledge sharing and innovation. Knowledge acquisition from external partners is not enough to promote innovation results but significantly reinforces absorptive capacity as well as knowledge sharing. Companies' absorptive capacity fosters the creation of knowledge, but does not significantly influence organizational innovation. The small sample size limits generalization of the present findings. Further research should explore the complementary role of knowledge creation and absorptive capacity in both small and medium-sized enterprises and large companies. Knowledge management practitioners should facilitate a knowledge sharing environment, where new ideas and solutions can be developed, and consequently innovation outcomes are likely to occur. This paper follows recent approaches to mediation analysis and covers advanced topics in partial least squares structural equation modeling literature, providing empirical examples of the application of hierarchical component models and mediation analysis using bootstrap. Copyright

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“…Li, Lee, Li, and Liu's (2010) paper illustrates these issues by examining how firms utilize organizational control systems to enhance endogenous innovation. In their paper, types of organizational controls are hypothesized to influence the degree to which knowledge is exploited, which in turn leads to endogenous innovation.…”

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“…Related to Li, Lee, Li, and Liu's (2010) paper, Li, Chen, and Shapiro (2010) investigate the role of exogenous (foreign) knowledge in fostering endogenous product innovation. They look at how the firm's absorptive capacity, built from investments in R&D and marketing, can enhance exogenous knowledge exploitation.…”

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Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in China

2010

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As the largest and fastest growing transition economy in the world, China's entrance onto the global stage has been swift and dramatic. As such, almost every facet of entrepreneurship, from the identification of nascent opportunities to the challenges of managing triple‐digit growth to the transformation of firms from dying to emerging industries, can be studied as natural experiments. The four papers in this issue are dedicated to exploring entrepreneurial innovation in the Chinese private economy. They include two clinical studies, one on the impact of the Beijing Olympics on entrepreneurship, and the other on the co‐evolution of guanxi networks and entrepreneurial growth. Two studies test theories explaining the organizational drivers of innovation and entrepreneurship. In the best traditions, these four studies offer theoretical insights on the broader implications of entrepreneurship research in the Chinese context. We locate the findings offered by these four papers in the systems, organizational and social contexts of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship research. Finally, we offer some suggestions for future research and ways in which advances in the theoretical conversation should proceed.

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Knowledge Codification, Exploitation, and Innovation: The Moderating Influence of Organizational Controls in Chinese Firms

Cited by 30 publications

References 80 publications

Managerial Innovation: Conceptions, Processes and Antecedents

Managerial Innovation: Conceptions, Processes and Antecedents

Knowledge Processes, Absorptive Capacity and Innovation: A Mediation Analysis

Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in China

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