Pub Date : 2023-08-19DOI: 10.1142/s1363919623500159
Jaiandra DA SILVA GUIMARÃES, Cristina I. Fernandes, P. Veiga, C. Lobo
This work aims to study the impact of meso-level variables of entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) on digital transformation. Statistical analysis was used to evaluate the research hypotheses, based on multiple linear regression, with a sample of 172 organisations. The results show that actors from the meso dimension of EEs positively impact digital transformation through knowledge, discoveries, guidance, co-opetition, co-creation and stimulation of technological search. The contributions of this study are in bringing a more refined perspective of the incentives of society actors to digital transformation, besides awakening to their importance in organisational processes and showing that associations for the satisfaction of own interests can culminate in common benefits.
{"title":"THE IMPACT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMS ON DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: A MESO LEVEL ANALYSIS","authors":"Jaiandra DA SILVA GUIMARÃES, Cristina I. Fernandes, P. Veiga, C. Lobo","doi":"10.1142/s1363919623500159","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s1363919623500159","url":null,"abstract":"This work aims to study the impact of meso-level variables of entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) on digital transformation. Statistical analysis was used to evaluate the research hypotheses, based on multiple linear regression, with a sample of 172 organisations. The results show that actors from the meso dimension of EEs positively impact digital transformation through knowledge, discoveries, guidance, co-opetition, co-creation and stimulation of technological search. The contributions of this study are in bringing a more refined perspective of the incentives of society actors to digital transformation, besides awakening to their importance in organisational processes and showing that associations for the satisfaction of own interests can culminate in common benefits.","PeriodicalId":47711,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44235985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-08-19DOI: 10.1142/s1363919623500160
A. hana, Bichri Ridha
The last two decades represented a scarce discussion of social capital and its effect on social enterprises’ organizational performance in developing economies like Tunisia. The main objective of this research is to analyze the effect of social capital on the organizational performance of social enterprises working in the context of developing economies. This research tested the mediating role of social innovation in the relationship between social capital and the economic and social performance of social enterprises. A sample of 120 social enterprises was subjected to both a correlational analysis and a regression analysis. The results confirmed that all the predictor constructs significantly elucidated the consequence constructs. Mediation analysis results also confirm that social innovation mediates the association between social capital and organizational performance. This study enriches the available theory by evaluating the mediating role of social innovation, thus making a significant contribution to the prevailing theory contextualizing the social enterprises of developing economies by emphasizing the relations among social capital, social innovation, and organizational performance. The present study encourages managers and policymakers of social enterprises to give their social capital growth major consideration and to consider it an essential aspect of strategic management.
{"title":"SOCIAL CAPITAL AND ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISE IN TUNISIA: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF SOCIAL INNOVATION","authors":"A. hana, Bichri Ridha","doi":"10.1142/s1363919623500160","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s1363919623500160","url":null,"abstract":"The last two decades represented a scarce discussion of social capital and its effect on social enterprises’ organizational performance in developing economies like Tunisia. The main objective of this research is to analyze the effect of social capital on the organizational performance of social enterprises working in the context of developing economies. This research tested the mediating role of social innovation in the relationship between social capital and the economic and social performance of social enterprises. A sample of 120 social enterprises was subjected to both a correlational analysis and a regression analysis. The results confirmed that all the predictor constructs significantly elucidated the consequence constructs. Mediation analysis results also confirm that social innovation mediates the association between social capital and organizational performance. This study enriches the available theory by evaluating the mediating role of social innovation, thus making a significant contribution to the prevailing theory contextualizing the social enterprises of developing economies by emphasizing the relations among social capital, social innovation, and organizational performance. The present study encourages managers and policymakers of social enterprises to give their social capital growth major consideration and to consider it an essential aspect of strategic management.","PeriodicalId":47711,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48438479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-08-17DOI: 10.1142/s1363919623500147
saba salimi, M. Shahriari, B. A. Shirani
Purpose — The goal of this research is to create a model of influencing factors of open innovation (OI) in startups. This research has also looked into how OI affects gaining a competitive advantage by taking into account the moderator role of environment dynamics. Design/methodology/approach — Possible factors influencing OI in startups, determined through research background studies and interviews with experts in the startup fields, then along with the factors of competitive advantage and environmental dynamics, were evaluated in a sample of 120 managers of Iranian start-up companies. Using structural equation modelling, we analysed data collected from startup managers pertaining to variables of OI, competitive advantage, and environmental dynamics. Structural equation modelling is a multivariate analysis method that enables the examination of relationships among multiple variables within a model. A two-stage partial least squares structural equation modelling method was employed in this study. In the first stage, the construct validity and reliability of the measurement models were evaluated, and in the second stage, the conceptual model and research hypotheses were put to the test. Findings — Results showed that organisational entrepreneurship, open business model, knowledge management capabilities, absorption capacity, organisational readiness, and participatory capability are important influences on OI in startups. Furthermore, the study found that applying OI techniques can help startups succeed more often in gaining a competitive edge. Additionally, the study found that environmental dynamics have a positive moderating effect on this relationship. Practical implications — Considering the vital role of startups in economic development programs, the results of this research can lead the managers of start-up companies and growth centers to use the OI approach to overcome the limitations of being new and small. Also to survive startups and increase productivity and competitive advantage, startup managers by focusing on these factors can take steps to create the necessary internal foundations in the organisation and negotiate with large companies in line with better policies. Originality/value — The study’s significant contribution is believed to be the development of a model that identifies the factors that influence OI in startups. Moreover, the study verified the influence of OI on achieving competitive advantage, as per the established model, while also considering the moderating effect of environmental dynamics on this association.
{"title":"DESIGNING A FRAMEWORK OF INFLUENCING VARIABLES ON OPEN INNOVATION IN STARTUP COMPANIES","authors":"saba salimi, M. Shahriari, B. A. Shirani","doi":"10.1142/s1363919623500147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s1363919623500147","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose — The goal of this research is to create a model of influencing factors of open innovation (OI) in startups. This research has also looked into how OI affects gaining a competitive advantage by taking into account the moderator role of environment dynamics. Design/methodology/approach — Possible factors influencing OI in startups, determined through research background studies and interviews with experts in the startup fields, then along with the factors of competitive advantage and environmental dynamics, were evaluated in a sample of 120 managers of Iranian start-up companies. Using structural equation modelling, we analysed data collected from startup managers pertaining to variables of OI, competitive advantage, and environmental dynamics. Structural equation modelling is a multivariate analysis method that enables the examination of relationships among multiple variables within a model. A two-stage partial least squares structural equation modelling method was employed in this study. In the first stage, the construct validity and reliability of the measurement models were evaluated, and in the second stage, the conceptual model and research hypotheses were put to the test. Findings — Results showed that organisational entrepreneurship, open business model, knowledge management capabilities, absorption capacity, organisational readiness, and participatory capability are important influences on OI in startups. Furthermore, the study found that applying OI techniques can help startups succeed more often in gaining a competitive edge. Additionally, the study found that environmental dynamics have a positive moderating effect on this relationship. Practical implications — Considering the vital role of startups in economic development programs, the results of this research can lead the managers of start-up companies and growth centers to use the OI approach to overcome the limitations of being new and small. Also to survive startups and increase productivity and competitive advantage, startup managers by focusing on these factors can take steps to create the necessary internal foundations in the organisation and negotiate with large companies in line with better policies. Originality/value — The study’s significant contribution is believed to be the development of a model that identifies the factors that influence OI in startups. Moreover, the study verified the influence of OI on achieving competitive advantage, as per the established model, while also considering the moderating effect of environmental dynamics on this association.","PeriodicalId":47711,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44054181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-08-05DOI: 10.1142/s1363919623500135
Monica Riviere, Peter Zámborský
Global crises have become our business reality. How can local firms continue to sustain their competitiveness during these crises through innovation? Previous literature emphasized the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, but was generally inconclusive. This study examines FDI and managerial spillovers as antecedents of innovation outcomes in 369 local firms in 12 Eurasian countries during the 2008–2009 global financial crisis. The study finds that new product and service introductions by incumbent firms are driven by the local presence of the multinational enterprises (MNEs). Moreover, firms with more non-native managers and CEOs with substantial industry experience have a higher propensity to introduce new products and services. The study contributes to the theory of FDI spillovers and the literature on antecedents of innovation outcomes by showing that non-native managers can serve as channels of managerial spillovers. Furthermore, we conceptually distinguish between managerial spillovers from MNEs and managerial spillovers from abroad (e.g., via hiring managers born or educated abroad).
{"title":"WHAT DO WE KNOW? FDI INFLOWS, MANAGERIAL SPILLOVERS AND INNOVATION OUTCOMES OF LOCAL FIRMS DURING GLOBAL CRISES","authors":"Monica Riviere, Peter Zámborský","doi":"10.1142/s1363919623500135","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s1363919623500135","url":null,"abstract":"Global crises have become our business reality. How can local firms continue to sustain their competitiveness during these crises through innovation? Previous literature emphasized the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, but was generally inconclusive. This study examines FDI and managerial spillovers as antecedents of innovation outcomes in 369 local firms in 12 Eurasian countries during the 2008–2009 global financial crisis. The study finds that new product and service introductions by incumbent firms are driven by the local presence of the multinational enterprises (MNEs). Moreover, firms with more non-native managers and CEOs with substantial industry experience have a higher propensity to introduce new products and services. The study contributes to the theory of FDI spillovers and the literature on antecedents of innovation outcomes by showing that non-native managers can serve as channels of managerial spillovers. Furthermore, we conceptually distinguish between managerial spillovers from MNEs and managerial spillovers from abroad (e.g., via hiring managers born or educated abroad).","PeriodicalId":47711,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41713854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-29DOI: 10.1142/s1363919623500056
Sebastian Singler
Public sector innovation has become a ubiquitous theme in legislature plans and political debates. Subsequently, academia has become increasingly interested in the topic, and research on public sector innovation has grown in recent decades. Yet, research lacks a clearly conceptualised definition of public sector innovation, and a measurement framework that allows for more representative research and a comparison of results both within the public sector and with other sectors. Based on semi-structured interviews and workshops with public sector practitioners complemented by existing literature on public sector innovation, we have refined the Oslo Manual’s measurement framework that originally addresses innovation in the business sector to capture public-sector-specific requirements. The refined measurement framework gives a comprehensive and comparable set of data that researchers might collect and analyse to understand public sector innovation, and to develop and test theories. Thus, it provides a common base for future representative research.
{"title":"A MEASUREMENT FRAMEWORK FOR PUBLIC SECTOR INNOVATION: ADVANCING THE OSLO MANUAL FOR PUBLIC SECTOR","authors":"Sebastian Singler","doi":"10.1142/s1363919623500056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s1363919623500056","url":null,"abstract":"Public sector innovation has become a ubiquitous theme in legislature plans and political debates. Subsequently, academia has become increasingly interested in the topic, and research on public sector innovation has grown in recent decades. Yet, research lacks a clearly conceptualised definition of public sector innovation, and a measurement framework that allows for more representative research and a comparison of results both within the public sector and with other sectors. Based on semi-structured interviews and workshops with public sector practitioners complemented by existing literature on public sector innovation, we have refined the Oslo Manual’s measurement framework that originally addresses innovation in the business sector to capture public-sector-specific requirements. The refined measurement framework gives a comprehensive and comparable set of data that researchers might collect and analyse to understand public sector innovation, and to develop and test theories. Thus, it provides a common base for future representative research.","PeriodicalId":47711,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43256119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-28DOI: 10.1142/s1363919623500123
Kjersti Vikse Meland, R. D. Fitjar, M. C. Solheim, T. Iakovleva
Although digital innovation is increasingly important for all types of firms, studies of the drivers of digital innovation rarely cover all sectors. Furthermore, organisational and individual factors are often overlooked. To address these gaps, we use data from a purpose-built cross-industry survey of 1,201 firms in Norway to examine how various types of collaborations and managers attitudes toward them shape firms’ achievement of digital product innovation. We find that collaborations with suppliers, consultants, and universities and research institutes, and the presence of open-minded managers, are positively associated with a firm’s likelihood of digital product innovation. Although much attention has been given to customer relationships, upstream sources of knowledge from suppliers, consultants, and universities and research institutes are also important to strengthen firms’ capacities for digital product innovation. Furthermore, we go beyond examining the existence of partnerships to show that manager’s attitudes towards collaboration also matter.
{"title":"DIGITAL PRODUCT INNOVATIONS: THE IMPACT OF INTER-FIRM COLLABORATION AND MANAGERS’ ATTITUDES","authors":"Kjersti Vikse Meland, R. D. Fitjar, M. C. Solheim, T. Iakovleva","doi":"10.1142/s1363919623500123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s1363919623500123","url":null,"abstract":"Although digital innovation is increasingly important for all types of firms, studies of the drivers of digital innovation rarely cover all sectors. Furthermore, organisational and individual factors are often overlooked. To address these gaps, we use data from a purpose-built cross-industry survey of 1,201 firms in Norway to examine how various types of collaborations and managers attitudes toward them shape firms’ achievement of digital product innovation. We find that collaborations with suppliers, consultants, and universities and research institutes, and the presence of open-minded managers, are positively associated with a firm’s likelihood of digital product innovation. Although much attention has been given to customer relationships, upstream sources of knowledge from suppliers, consultants, and universities and research institutes are also important to strengthen firms’ capacities for digital product innovation. Furthermore, we go beyond examining the existence of partnerships to show that manager’s attitudes towards collaboration also matter.","PeriodicalId":47711,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45603422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-28DOI: 10.1142/s1363919623500111
Lars ARVEI MOEN
Digital transformation has led to several improvements in performance and efficiency, but its impact on growth patterns needs to be clarified. Two schools of thought dominate the literature on digital growth strategies. One stream advocates that digital firms should focus only on scaling their core position, while the other contends that firms should envelop into multiple complimentary markets. This seeming “paradox” in the strategic management literature, between advocates of a focus and a diversification growth strategy, shows a need for critical review and clarification of this literature. This paper synthesizes both views and argues that the distinct growth strategies are contextual and that a new catalyst, the relative level of digital transformation of firms in each market, influences their optimal strategy. A new conceptual model illustrates how digital firms may move between different strategies depending on their perceived market opportunities, competitive advantages, and the relative level of digital transformation of their competitors. Hereby, this paper contributes to a better understanding of the growth strategies of digital businesses.
{"title":"DIVERSIFY OR DOUBLING DOWN: CHOOSING A DIGITAL GROWTH STRATEGY","authors":"Lars ARVEI MOEN","doi":"10.1142/s1363919623500111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s1363919623500111","url":null,"abstract":"Digital transformation has led to several improvements in performance and efficiency, but its impact on growth patterns needs to be clarified. Two schools of thought dominate the literature on digital growth strategies. One stream advocates that digital firms should focus only on scaling their core position, while the other contends that firms should envelop into multiple complimentary markets. This seeming “paradox” in the strategic management literature, between advocates of a focus and a diversification growth strategy, shows a need for critical review and clarification of this literature. This paper synthesizes both views and argues that the distinct growth strategies are contextual and that a new catalyst, the relative level of digital transformation of firms in each market, influences their optimal strategy. A new conceptual model illustrates how digital firms may move between different strategies depending on their perceived market opportunities, competitive advantages, and the relative level of digital transformation of their competitors. Hereby, this paper contributes to a better understanding of the growth strategies of digital businesses.","PeriodicalId":47711,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46816174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-25DOI: 10.1142/s1363919623500068
J. Aarstad, F. J. Vai, O. Kvitastein
Purpose: Previous research shows that inter-firm collaboration and R&D investments have positive effects on enterprises’ product innovation performance. This study aims to assess if the performance effects are moderated by enterprises’ innovation experience. i.e., does the experience increase or decrease the innovation performance from inter-firm collaboration and R&D investments? Methods: Norwegian enterprise panel regressions between 2004 and 2016 were done on data provided by Statistics Norway. Results and implications: Consistent with the previous research, inter-firm collaboration increases enterprises’ product innovation performance. Also, R&D investments increase product innovation performance but at an exponentially decreasing rate that eventually turns negative. A novel contribution is that the results are consistent, independent of innovation experience. It implies that inexperienced and experienced enterprises have an equal absorptive capacity to innovate from inter-firm collaboration and R&D investments. Independent of innovation experience, enterprise revenues furthermore increase from new products as a function of R&D investments at an exponentially increasing rate.
{"title":"DOES INNOVATION EXPERIENCE AFFECT ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE FROM INTER-FIRM COLLABORATION AND R&D INVESTMENTS?","authors":"J. Aarstad, F. J. Vai, O. Kvitastein","doi":"10.1142/s1363919623500068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s1363919623500068","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Previous research shows that inter-firm collaboration and R&D investments have positive effects on enterprises’ product innovation performance. This study aims to assess if the performance effects are moderated by enterprises’ innovation experience. i.e., does the experience increase or decrease the innovation performance from inter-firm collaboration and R&D investments? Methods: Norwegian enterprise panel regressions between 2004 and 2016 were done on data provided by Statistics Norway. Results and implications: Consistent with the previous research, inter-firm collaboration increases enterprises’ product innovation performance. Also, R&D investments increase product innovation performance but at an exponentially decreasing rate that eventually turns negative. A novel contribution is that the results are consistent, independent of innovation experience. It implies that inexperienced and experienced enterprises have an equal absorptive capacity to innovate from inter-firm collaboration and R&D investments. Independent of innovation experience, enterprise revenues furthermore increase from new products as a function of R&D investments at an exponentially increasing rate.","PeriodicalId":47711,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46917882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-22DOI: 10.1142/s1363919623500093
Yuji Minami, Hidenori Sato, Takeyasu Ichikohji
The environment surrounding small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has changed dramatically due to rapid technological advances and the global and domestic impacts of pandemics and regional conflicts. This study identifies the relationship between customer collaboration and innovation activity under this environment. Our hypothetical model is based on relational view and analyses the relationship between customer collaboration, technological and business uncertainty, and innovation activity, which is divided into incremental/radical goods and services. We conduct a survey of Japanese SMEs (suppliers) in industrial markets. The results of our analysis using structural equation modelling highlight that customer collaboration is overall positively associated with SME innovation activity. Further, different types of uncertainty may affect customer collaboration and innovation activities differently. In sum, this study interprets the relationship between customer collaboration and innovation activities using the theoretical framework of relational view and provides insights into the possible impact of environmental uncertainties on this relationship.
{"title":"RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INNOVATION ACTIVITY AND CUSTOMER COLLABORATION IN SMEs: TECHNOLOGICAL AND BUSINESS UNCERTAINTY","authors":"Yuji Minami, Hidenori Sato, Takeyasu Ichikohji","doi":"10.1142/s1363919623500093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s1363919623500093","url":null,"abstract":"The environment surrounding small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has changed dramatically due to rapid technological advances and the global and domestic impacts of pandemics and regional conflicts. This study identifies the relationship between customer collaboration and innovation activity under this environment. Our hypothetical model is based on relational view and analyses the relationship between customer collaboration, technological and business uncertainty, and innovation activity, which is divided into incremental/radical goods and services. We conduct a survey of Japanese SMEs (suppliers) in industrial markets. The results of our analysis using structural equation modelling highlight that customer collaboration is overall positively associated with SME innovation activity. Further, different types of uncertainty may affect customer collaboration and innovation activities differently. In sum, this study interprets the relationship between customer collaboration and innovation activities using the theoretical framework of relational view and provides insights into the possible impact of environmental uncertainties on this relationship.","PeriodicalId":47711,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45425992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This research aims to investigate how creativity at individual and team levels relates to ethical organisational climate (EOC). A mediated and moderated model is proposed to explain the role of EOC in enhancing individual and team creativity of international business executives. Applying moderating-mediating model design, based on feedback from 302 employees, our research reveals and confirms that creativity and ethics can co-exist. A positive relationship is found between EOC and individual creativity, while EOC is linked to team creativity through individual creativity. Further, we found that business size moderates the relationship between EOC and creativity at individual and team levels. This study contributes to the literature by offering empirical evidence on how EOC can be a catalyst to creativity. Managerial and theoretical implications of our findings are also discussed.
{"title":"THE ROLE OF ETHICAL ORGANISATIONAL CLIMATE IN ENHANCING INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVES’ INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM CREATIVITY","authors":"Abdelaziz Swalhi, Kamel Mnisri, Amina Amari, Mahrane Hofaidhllaoui","doi":"10.1142/s136391962350010x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s136391962350010x","url":null,"abstract":"This research aims to investigate how creativity at individual and team levels relates to ethical organisational climate (EOC). A mediated and moderated model is proposed to explain the role of EOC in enhancing individual and team creativity of international business executives. Applying moderating-mediating model design, based on feedback from 302 employees, our research reveals and confirms that creativity and ethics can co-exist. A positive relationship is found between EOC and individual creativity, while EOC is linked to team creativity through individual creativity. Further, we found that business size moderates the relationship between EOC and creativity at individual and team levels. This study contributes to the literature by offering empirical evidence on how EOC can be a catalyst to creativity. Managerial and theoretical implications of our findings are also discussed.","PeriodicalId":47711,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41983090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
京公网安备 11010802042870号
京ICP备2023020795号-1
扫码关注我们
求助内容：
应助结果提醒方式：