Product and process innovation: Persistence and complementarities

Martínez‐Ros, Ester; Labeaga, José M.

doi:10.1057/emr.2009.4

Cited by 130 publications

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“…Although empirical evidence is scarce, the innovation literature further proposes that the implementation of one type of innovation adds to the value of another type of innovation (Walker et al 2015). Existing literature indicates synergies resulting from the simultaneous pursuit of TI and MI approaches (Battisti and Stoneman 2010;Martínez-Ros and Labeaga 2009), illustrating that these two approaches serve as complements rather than substitutes for each other (Camisón and Villar-López 2014). This area of literature bases its arguments on the concept of dynamic combinative capabilities in the strategic management literature (Walker et al 2015).…”

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Disentangling antecedents and performance effects of family SME innovation: A knowledge-based perspective

Kallmuenzer

Scholl-Grissemann

2017

Int Entrep Manag J

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Understanding how family small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seize opportunities for innovation and thus achieve superior performance is of substantial interest to family firm managers and academia. This paper develops a conceptual framework of antecedents that include resources internal and external to the firm in the two major dimensions of technological innovation (TI) and management innovation (MI) and their effects on financial performance. The framework is empirically tested with survey data from 152 manufacturing family SMEs in the D-A-CH countries, which comprise Germany (D), Austria (A) and Switzerland (CH). Drawing on the knowledge-based view, the results highlight the central role of firm-external knowledge for family firm innovation, which is inherent in an industry's technological opportunities and interorganizational collaboration. Furthermore, results show that it is only through technological innovation that family firms can capitalize on innovation. Finally, management innovation is still observed to constitute a vital complement for technological innovation in that it is an enabler for innovation in products and processes. Recommendations for practice include the need for technological innovation, openness toward collaborations with external partners and receptiveness to knowledge from external sources.

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Section: Hypotheses Developmentmentioning

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Disentangling antecedents and performance effects of family SME innovation: A knowledge-based perspective

Kallmuenzer

Scholl-Grissemann

2017

Int Entrep Manag J

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“…However, product innovation efforts entail different strategies and have different inputs as well as outcomes (Pavitt, 1984;Martinez-Ros & Labeaga, 2009). For example, according to the study of Pavitt (1984) that indentifies between sources of knowledge inputs (i.e.…”

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The Differential Relationship between Absorptive Capacity and Product Innovativeness: A Theoretically Derived Framework

Koçoğlu¹,

Akgün²,

Keskin³

2015

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The concept of absorptive capacity is one of the main drivers of new product development. However, absorptive capacity has been treated as a concrete, uni-dimensional proxy targeting R&D context. Explicitly, absorptive capacity variables namely; acquisition, assimilation, transformation, and utilization of external information/knowledge have rarely been theoretically analyzed in relation to firm product innovativeness in the new product development (NPD) literature. Addressing this particular gap in the literature, we develop a conceptual model encapsulating the simultaneous but differential interrelationships between absorptive capacity variables and product innovation in particular. This study contributes to the literature in three ways. First, the theoretical framework proposed highlights the effects of absorptive capacity variables on product innovation. Hence the focus is, on distinguishing product innovation from other innovation types, and building a theoretical background for the relationship of absorptive capacity variables and product innovativeness. Second, based on the extended reconceptualization of absorptive capacity of Zahra and George (2002) this study aims to assess the differential roles of absorptive capacity variables in NPD efforts. Thus we propose the multidimensional operationalization of the construct through; acquisition, assimilation, transformation and utilization capabilities embedded within firm"s absorptive capacity. Third, this research integrates absorptive capacity literature to the knowledge management literature through offering a theoretical framework where absorptive capacity is a process consisting of organizational routines which not only acquires but also assimilates, transforms and exploits the knowledge leaning on the basic determinants of knowledge management.

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“…To date, both theoretical and empirical research in the innovation literature has been almost exclusively focused on technological product and process innovations, although Schumpeter (1947) had earlier identified other non-technological forms of innovation (such as, organizational innovation and opening up of new markets) (Kaivo-oja, 2009, p. 206;Pippel, 2014). Moreover, Schumpeter suggested a positive correlation between product and process innovations, which has been confirmed in recent empirical studies (see for example: Miravete and Pernías, 2006;Martinez-Ros and Labeaga, 2009;Doran, 2012). In contrast, few studies explore whether, and how, technological and non-technological innovations are interrelated by common observed and unobserved determinants.…”

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confidence: 87%