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2024 Vol.41 Issue.8
Published 2024-04-25
Innovation in Science and Technology Management
Enterprise Innovation Management
Legal System and Policy of Science and Technology
Knowledge Science and Knowledge Engineering
Sci-tech Talent Cultivation
Case Study
Innovation in Science and Technology Management
1 The Connotations, Process and Key Issues of Basic Research from "Zero to One"
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The world today is undergoing major changes unseen in a century.A new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is in full swing.In order to achieve the goal of a global innovation leader, ensure the autonomy and controllability of core technologies in key areas, and achieve high-level development of science and technology, it is necessary to strengthen basic research from "zero to one".However, the scientific community and practitioners have not yet developed a clear and unified understanding of basic research from "zero to one" and its originality, which exerts negative impacts on scientific institutions and research evaluation systems.#br#The conceptual ambiguity of originality is the key reason for the above issues, and the fundamental cause is that it is difficult to distinguish between originality and novelty.Thus, this paper aims to differentiate originality from novelty, and enhance the understanding of basic research from "zero to one" among the scientific community and policy practitioners.With paradigm shifts as a starting point, this paper clearly explains the concept of originality by introducing the scientific knowledge network.Further, the connotations, characteristics, classifications and process of basic research from "zero to one" are also interpreted.#br#The paper yields four main conclusions.First, it refines paradigm shifts and originality.A paradigm shift is interpreted as the reconstruction or even subversion of currently accepted principles, theoretical systems, thinking models, methodologies and values to a certain extent.The precondition of a paradigm shift is that existing paradigms cannot effectively explain new problems or new phenomena.Originality is the ability to create unique scientific knowledge that has never appeared before with a high degree of novelty and great importance.The key difference of originality from novelty is that the former is related to a new paradigm, but the latter is not.#br#Second, basic research from "zero to one" is experimental or theoretical work reconstructing, or even subverting old paradigms that fail to explain new problems or new phenomena, and it aims to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view.Its essence is to propose new paradigms to address new problems or to explain the fundamental principles of new phenomena.Basic research from "zero to one" is characterized by a paradigm shift, pioneering nature and non-consensus, and these distinguish it from other basic research.According to the degree of a paradigm shift and the level of scientific value, basic research from "zero to one" can be divided into the significant type, the valuable type, the transformational type, and the minimally original type.#br#Third, from the perspective of scientific knowledge network, the exploration of potential core nodes and the formation of core nodes are the key processes of basic research from "zero to one" .Exploring potential core nodes includes posing new basic research questions and predicting a paradigm shift.In addition, there are two network characteristics of basic research from "zero to one".One is that core nodes appear with regularity and contingency, and the other is that the sizes of core nodes are different and could change in the future if the degree of originality is represented by the size.#br#Fourth, the ambiguity in originality and basic research from "zero to one" has detrimental effects on research evaluation systems, research funding patterns and scientific institutions.(1) The ambiguity hinders the establishment of scientific research evaluation standards, and consequently, weakens the screening function and guiding roles of assessments.(2) The deviation from or failure of original evaluation further leads to the misallocation of research funds, and the lack of understanding of its characteristics and classification adversely affects the construction of more reasonable funding patterns.(3) The ambiguity also negatively influences the formation of scientific values with the core spirit of originality and the creation of the cultural atmosphere with the pursuit of originality.Therefore, it is necessary to lay a solid theoretical foundation, conduct extensive research and discussion, and carry out in-depth practical exploration to elaborate on the common recognition of originality and basic research from "zero to one".Meanwhile, the evaluation systems and funding patterns should be constantly improved and implemented.#br#
2024 Vol. 41 (8): 1-10 [Abstract] ( 10 ) [HTML 1KB] [ PDF 1536KB] ( 4 )
11 Continuous Dynamic Measurement and Decomposition of Temporal and Spatial Differences of Innovation Total Factor Productivity in China
Yu Aishui,Zhang Jiru,Yu Deshui
Innovation total factor productivity is an essential factor to enhance international competitiveness, and also the driving force for China′s economic growth.Confronted with the reality that the traditional production factors of labor and capital have a declining contribution to the national economic growth, China needs to rely more on the rise of innovation total factor productivity to promote industrial digitization and digital industrialization, and to help traditional energy-intensive industries upgrade in an innovative direction.However, prior research has little to say with regard to China′s innovation total factor productivity, and the in-depth discussion on the continuous dynamic measurement of total factor productivity of innovation and the decomposition of temporal and spatial differences are scarce.#br#The absence of relevant research is at odds with the importance attributed to China′s innovation total factor productivity.Then what are the continuous dynamic evolution process and time characteristics of China′s innovation total factor productivity？ Is there regional heterogeneity？ In order to answer the above questions, it is necessary to sort out relevant data and conduct an empirical test based on the development status of China′s innovation total factor productivity.Therefore, drawing on the panel data of 30 provinces from 2011 to 2020, this study uses the secondary weighted factor analysis method to conduct a sub-item and comprehensive evaluation of China′s innovation total factor productivity, and introduces the OWGA operator and OWA operator to implement the transformation and upgrading of mixed factors, with the aim to clarify its dynamic evolution process.In order to further reveal the vertical changes of the regional differences of China′s innovation total factor productivity in the temporal dimension, the LMDI factor decomposition method is used to explore the driving effect of temporal and spatial differences on innovation resources, knowledge innovation, collaborative innovation, innovation policy and innovation environment.#br#In terms of the dynamic measurement, the innovation total factor productivity of most provinces in China has shown a steady growth trend over time, while only a few provinces have experienced a decline in innovation total factor productivity due to a lack of funds, outdated production equipment and inconvenient transportation.In terms of the decomposition of temporal and spatial differences, the first is the temporal decomposition.The effect of innovation resources on innovation total factor productivity shows volatility, and the impact of knowledge innovation on the total factor productivity of innovation presents a promoting effect, and the effect intensity is far greater than that of innovation resources.Collaborative innovation shows the effect of promotion first and then inhibition, and there is a continuous upward trend of the impact of innovation policy and innovation environment .The second is spatial decomposition.The strongest and most significant spatial concentration is the effect of knowledge innovation, while the spatial concentration of innovation resources, collaborative innovation, innovation policy and innovation environment effects all present staggered distribution trends.In the eastern region, except for the decline of collaborative innovation effect, the other four driving effects have maintained a steady upward trend.The five driving effects in the central and western regions have a weak impact on regional innovation total factor productivity.#br#Compared with the existing literature, this paper makes a reasonable explanation of innovation total factor productivity, and then establishes an indicator system for scientific measurement based on a comprehensive consideration of innovation resources, knowledge innovation, collaborative innovation, innovation policy and innovation environment.Second, from the perspective of temporal and spatial evolution, this paper systematically analyzes the evolution of temporal and spatial patterns and temporal characteristics of innovation total factor productivity, and reveals the regional differences in China′s innovation total factor productivity.The paper sheds light on the continuous dynamic measurement and decomposition of temporal and spatial differences in innovation total factor productivity in China.The findings are conducive to further improving China′s innovation capability and levels, and provide a reference for relevant government departments to formulate development strategies to improve innovation total factor productivity.#br#
2024 Vol. 41 (8): 11-21 [Abstract] ( 9 ) [HTML 1KB] [ PDF 1232KB] ( 3 )
22 The Effect of Green Technology Innovation on Carbon Emission:An Analysis Based on Nonlinear Mediating Effects and Moderating Effects
Xu Junwu,Chen Zhaoxiong
Strengthening green technology innovation and promoting major scientific and technological applications are of great significance for achieving the carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals of China.However, existing studies indicate that technological innovation may not consistently mitigate environmental pollution, and there is ongoing debate about the global efficacy of green technology innovation in reducing carbon emissions.The implementation of green technology may paradoxically heighten energy consumption, resulting in a carbon rebound effect that exceeds emission reductions achieved through technological progress.This could lead to a significant increase in carbon emissions, posing a substantial challenge.Theoretically, the moderating roles of the government, degree of marketization, and public attention are also pivotal in mitigating the impact of green technology innovation on carbon emissions.Hence, this paper systematically organizes the comprehensive impacts and mechanisms of green technology innovation on carbon emissions.#br#Green technology innovation has a multifaceted impact on carbon emissions.On one hand, it enhances energy efficiency through technological upgrades, reducing consumption and lowering production costs for businesses with unchanged energy demand.According to Cost theory, this triggers increased product demand, prompting companies to raise input factors that lead to growth in energy demand, consumption, and carbon emissions—an effect known as the output effect.Additionally, improved energy efficiency may lower fossil energy prices, potentially increasing demand and weakening the expected impact of green technology.On the other hand, green technology innovation can reduce carbon emissions at different production stages.Clean energy sources like solar and wind power can replace fossil energy, while innovation in production processes improves energy utilization efficiency and production efficiency, indirectly reducing carbon emissions without changing total output.Thus, it contributes to effective carbon emission reduction by optimizing pollution control technologies, developing carbon sink technologies and carbon storage technologies.The government, market, and the public are crucial in this process.Green technology innovation involves substantial investment and slow returns, with a typical policy-driven role and greater external dependence compared to other technological innovations.Government policies can rectify market failures, restrain polluting enterprises, and guide technological and industrial development through incentives.As policies gradually recede, the market assumes a more pivotal role.In the competitive landscape, a "survival-of-the-fittest" mechanism compels enterprises to transform.Joint government and public oversight influence decisions, impacting adjustments in technology research and development direction and intensity.#br#Using the panel data of prefecture-level cities in China from 2011 to 2021, this paper introduces novel approaches by employing both parametric and non-parametric models to assess the non-linear relationship between green technology innovation and carbon emissions.Moreover, it utilizes a mediating effect model to analyze the factors contributing to the formation of this non-linear relationship.Additionally, this study expands its scope of investigation to include governmental, market, and public factors.Specifically, it examines the role of the government, market, and the public in relation to their levels of public concern, the implementation of environmental regulations, support for science and technology innovation, and the degree of marketization.The benchmark regression analysis discloses a notable "inverted U"-relationship between green technology innovation and carbon emissions.This distinctive relationship is evident exclusively in non-resource cities, low-carbon pilot cities, and high-quality green technology innovation.The mediating effect analysis underscores that green technology innovation can alleviate carbon emissions by optimizing energy consumption structures.Conversely, it may contribute to increased carbon emissions by impeding industrial structure upgrading.Moreover, moderating effects suggest that increased public concern and support for science and innovation, and a greater degree of marketization positively influence the "inverted U"-relationship between green technological innovation and carbon emissions, rendering the curve steeper.In contrast, environmental regulation exhibits a negative moderating effect on this relationship, flattening the "inverted U"-curve.#br#The research provides empirical demonstrations to deepen the understanding of the connection between green technological innovation and carbon emissions.It contributes to the enhancement of both theoretical and empirical research in the realms of green technology innovation and carbon emission reduction, and offers insights for theoretical and empirical research on industrial green transformation and green innovation R&D, as well as supporting the formulation and implementation of green policies, such as government environmental supervision and innovation subsidies.#br#
2024 Vol. 41 (8): 22-32 [Abstract] ( 8 ) [HTML 1KB] [ PDF 1375KB] ( 3 )
Enterprise Innovation Management
33 Can the Digital Transformation of Manufacturing Enterprises Promote the R&D Investment Leap? An Empirical Study Based on Non-parametric Quantile Panel
Wang Yu,Quan Jie,Li Liangyu,Sang Tongtong
The leap in R&D investment helps enterprises adjust their innovation strategies based on their business model and advantages of products, and it improves both enterprises’ innovation capability and R&D efficiency.Thus, the leap in R&D investment has attracted academic attention.Most of the existing literature focuses on the important factors enhancing firms' innovation capability and R&D investment, and they are usually financing constraints.In addition, the great majority of scholars believe that alleviating the financing constraint plays an important role in boosting firms' R&D investment.However, to achieve a substantial R&D promotion effect (integration of quantity and quality), both the access to finance and the enterprise's own support for technology should be considered.It is well-accepted that digital transformation provides new R&D resources, such as data value and digital technologies to enterprises, which can have a positive effect on the leap of enterprise R&D investment by increasing R&D motivation as well as R&D technology innovation in most cases.#br#Drawing on the data of listed manufacturing enterprises from 2010 to 2020, this paper makes a text analysis to construct digital transformation indicators, and then it combines theoretical mechanism analysis and uses non-parametric quantile regression model to empirically test the non-linear heterogeneous impact of the digital transformation of manufacturing enterprises on R&D investment leap.The results show that (1) there is a non-linear impact of digital transformation of enterprises on R&D investment leap, gradually and significantly affecting the R&D investment leap; (2) the digital transformation of enterprises has different impacts at different quantile levels, and with the improvement of the leap level of enterprise R&D investment, the negative impact of digital transformation has gradually been shifted to positive promotion; (3) through the analysis of subdivided samples, it is found that the digital transformation of non-state-owned enterprises plays a greater role in promoting the leap of R&D investment, the promotion of enterprises with higher operating income growth is greater, the influence of mature enterprises is more significant than that of growing enterprises, and the promotion of enterprises in the central and western regions is more significant.This study provides an important theoretical reference for enterprises to implement innovation strategies, break through core technology bottlenecks, and reasonably formulate digital transformation strategies.#br#In light of the above conclusions, the following suggestions are proposed.First, the government should increase policy support and improve the economic environment.A good market environment has a positive effect on enhancing the overall level of the industry and helping SMEs grow.Meanwhile, the government-led economic stimulus programs can guide the enterprises’ development.In the current digital economy, it can effectively promote enterprises to leap in R&D investment by guiding enterprises in digital transformation and relaxing loan restrictions to ease financing constraints, which is of positive significance to the improvement of enterprises' independent innovation capability.Second, it is essential to clarify the directions of enterprise development and competitive advantages.In the digital era, many enterprises have carried out digital transformation one after another.It should be highly stressed that enterprises should choose digital transformation strategies that match with their own characteristics.Third, enterprises may experience a "painful period" at the beginning of digital transformation, which is not conducive to R&D investment leap.Nevertheless, enterprises should realize the importance of R&D innovation to promote the formation of enterprise core competitiveness from a long-term perspective, so as to overcome temporary difficulties at the beginning of digital transformation for a better development of enterprises in the future.Focusing on R&D innovation can increase the possibility of high-level digital transformation for companies and enhance the positive role of digital technology as a new guide to R&D innovation activities.The main contribution with this paper is its focus on the impact of enterprise digital transformation on R&D investment leap, and it provides new ideas for understanding digital transformation as the core driving force of Chinese economic growth.#br#
2024 Vol. 41 (8): 33-43 [Abstract] ( 7 ) [HTML 1KB] [ PDF 1595KB] ( 3 )
44 How Can the Latecomer Enterprises Achieve Disruptive Innovation under the Uncertain Condition of the Innovation Ecosystem?The Mediating Effect of Dynamic Ability Based on SOR Model
Hou Ke,Li Xinhao,Ruan Tianshun
The innovation ecosystem is regarded as fertile ground for cultivating disruptive innovation, and its increasingly uncertain characteristics have opened a window of opportunity for disruptive innovation.In the new round of technological revolution and digital economic transformation, disruptive innovation has become an important way for a country to break through technological blockades and achieve technological self-improvement.Disruptive innovation pursues a pathway in the new technology and market track, and its model of "overtaking on the curve" provides a viable path for the technological development of developing countries.The existing research has proven that companies will adopt the two strategic stances of "adapting" and "remodeling" in the uncertain external situation.For latecomer enterprises at the edge of the value network of the innovation ecosystem, the constraints of resource endowment and the relationship allocation force them to seek new development logic and accurately grasp new development opportunities for competition.Therefore, under the uncertain condition of the innovation ecosystem, it becomes the research focus on the uncertain condition to figure out how the latecomers can establish a unique competitive advantage through disruptive innovation, boost the vitality of the innovation ecosystem and form a leap-forward development trend.#br#To deal with the uncertain condition of the innovation ecosystem, ambidextrous dynamic capability is the key for latecomers to realizing disruptive innovation.Dynamic capability is the ability of an enterprise to quickly respond to external changes and make dynamic adjustments.Latecomers with dynamic capabilities are able to break through the shackles of original development, quickly identify opportunities in uncertain conditions and update resources promptly.Uncertain conditions are different, innovation ecosystems have significant complexity and collective characteristics due to the multi-layered structure and the dynamic development trend of multi-agent relationships.The existing research confirms that in a complex and changeable external environment, the innovation effect of latecomers depends not only on the company's immediate opportunity perception and adaptability (cognitive dynamic ability), but also on the previous experience, special inertia and organizational structure (non-cognitive dynamic abilities).Therefore, this paper focuses on the mediating effects of ambidextrous dynamic capabilities between ecosystem uncertainty and disruptive innovation.#br#Disruptive innovation of latecomers depends not only on the dynamic capabilities of the organization itself, but also on compatibility with external ecological features.Disruptive innovation is a dynamic process of multi-factor matching and multi-stage implementation.In the face of uncertain factors such as technology trajectory, market competition and policy environment in the ecosystem, dynamic capabilities can help latecomers accurately identify development opportunities in the innovation ecosystem, open up new competitive tracks, and adjust the organizational structure according to their own advantages.Therefore, the construction of dynamic capabilities is closely related to the characteristics of the external environment, and compatibility with the ecosystem will also become an important factor for enterprises to build dynamic capabilities and stimulate disruptive innovation.The current research mainly focuses on the impact of ecosystem competition factors on dynamic capacity, and the of research of ecosystems openness is insufficient.A more open innovation ecosystem can be more compatible with companies, for it can effectively enhance their willingness and perception of disruptive innovation.In addition, the entry barriers will be fewer in a more innovation ecosystem, and the interaction between companies is more frequent, which can help them establish stable cooperative relations.Therefore, this paper focuses on the moderating effect of ecosystem openness on the relationship between uncertainty and the dynamic capacities of latecomers.#br#Thus,this paper mainly explores the realization of disruptive innovation of latecomers in the ecosystem uncertainty situation.The SOR model is used to construct a process mechanism of "situational stimulus— capacity building—disruptive behavior" with the focus on the dynamic capabilities building process between the external stimulus of uncertain condition and the disruptive innovation of latecomers.It puts external factors and internal factors within the same theoretical framework to deeply analyze the key factors and formation logic of disruptive innovation.#br#
2024 Vol. 41 (8): 44-54 [Abstract] ( 12 ) [HTML 1KB] [ PDF 1270KB] ( 4 )
55 The Mechanisms Driving Breakthrough Innovation Through the Use of Social Media in Companies
Li Zhengwei,Zhao Xin,Wang Feirong
Under the wave of the digital economy, social media has brought great opportunities and challenges to enterprises' breakthrough innovation.On the one hand, social media reshapes the knowledge management and collaboration model within traditional enterprises by providing a real-time interaction platform that transcends organizational boundaries.On the other hand, it promotes cross-border co-creation through marketing, crowdsourcing and other activities, which is not only fundamental for breakthrough innovation, but also reduces the high risks associated with breakthrough innovation activities.However, the existing literature rarely analyzes the specific impact mechanism of social media use on breakthrough innovation, and has not reached a consistent conclusion.Therefore, it is of great practical and theoretical value to study how and under what conditions the digital technology of social media affects the breakthrough innovation of enterprises.#br#This paper intends to explore the differentiation mechanism of social media for breakthrough innovation from the perspective of its two kinds of affordance.The use of integration-oriented social media is mainly aimed at the communication, cooperation and knowledge integration of internal personnel.The use of external marketing oriented social media involves displaying corporate image and products, responding to external user opinions and comments, and allowing users to participate in product development .The use of internal integration-oriented social media provides more efficient and broader information interaction and knowledge collaboration for organizational members, breaks the knowledge inertia and path dependence from the ability level, and promotes the unlearned learning required for breakthrough innovation activities.The use of external market-oriented social media deepens cross-boundary user engagement at the social capital level by reducing information asymmetry and promoting quasi-social interaction, and promotes the acquisition of resources needed for breakthrough innovation activities.In addition, according to the affordance theory, technology affordance will lead to different organizational results under different subjective behavior orientations of users, and there is a matching and interaction between the strategic orientation of enterprises and the affordance of social media.Therefore, this paper further considers the moderating role of dual strategic orientation.#br#The sample data is from MBA students at Zhejiang University of Technology.These students are from enterprises located in the Yangtze River Delta region of Zhejiang Province, with a high degree of digital development.The subjects are middle- and senior-level managers or members of the innovation and research departments of the enterprises.The data was collected by phone from April 2022 to June 2022 from 500 randomly-selected students from the MBA alumni contact list.There are 177 valid questionnaires retrieved and they are employed in the empirical test by the structural equation model and bootstrap method.The study conducts the confirmatory factor analysis by Amos and proves that the questionnaire has high convergent validity; it further takes some control procedures and the Harman single factor test to weaken the common method biases due to the fact that the questionnaires are filled out by middle and senior managers of the enterprise.#br#It is found that the use of internal integration-oriented social media promotes unlearning and breakthrough innovation, while external marketing-oriented social media use deepens cross-border user engagement and promotes breakthrough innovation.Moreover, the dual strategic orientation has played a mediating role in both paths.The higher the entrepreneurial orientation, the stronger the promotion effect of internal integration-oriented social media use on unlearning.The higher the market orientation, the stronger the promotion effect of external marketing-oriented social media use on cross-border user embedding.#br#To sum up, this paper raises research questions about how and under what circumstances the use of social media will promote breakthrough innovation in enterprises.First, from the perspective of internal capabilities and external resources, this study discusses the differential impact mechanisms of two different orientations of social media use on enterprise breakthrough innovation and further introduces organizational forgetting learning and cross-border user embedding.Second, this paper provides specific boundary conditions for understanding the relationship between social media use and breakthrough innovation by identifying the moderating factors of dual strategic orientation, which further deepens the understanding of the relationship between the two.Third, it enriches the dynamic mechanism of breakthrough innovation in the digital context by expanding the previous research on the antecedents of breakthrough innovation.#br#
2024 Vol. 41 (8): 55-64 [Abstract] ( 6 ) [HTML 1KB] [ PDF 1301KB] ( 3 )
65 The Path of Improving the Effectiveness of Open Green Innovation Driven by Proactive Environmental Orientation of Enterprises: The Perspective of Supplier Resource Orchestration
Li Bo,Gao Yi,Zheng Peng
With the increasing competition in domestic and international markets, enterprises have shifted their green innovation strategies from relying on internal independent research and development to seeking open green innovation through external organizational cooperation.Because of the high degree of specialization and familiarity with the technology processes of downstream enterprises, suppliers' involvement in open green innovation has become an important way for manufacturing enterprises to actively carry out open green innovation.Practical research has found that many manufacturing enterprises lack the ability to restructure resources between enterprises, and the effectiveness of open green innovation (EOGI) in manufacturing enterprises is insufficient.Existing research has shown that pursuing a proactive environmental orientation (PEO) can drive enterprises to actively carry out green innovation and seek pre-planning and coordinated allocation of external green innovation resources.In the process of suppliers' involvement in open green innovation, reasonable orchestration of supplier involvement roles can help manufacturing enterprises achieve pre-planning and coordinated allocation of internal and external green innovation resources based on their own needs.However, whether the PEO can drive manufacturing enterprises to enhance the EOGI through orchestration of supplier involvement roles remains to be further studied.In addition, it is common for manufacturers and suppliers to have varying levels of dependence according to procurement and supply relationships.The changes in structural rights and subjective values caused by this asymmetric dependence (AD) are likely to affect the actual effect of orchestration of supplier involvement roles.Hence, this study explores the path for manufacturing enterprises to enhance the EOGI by pursuing a PEO and driving the orchestration of supplier involvement roles in the context of supplier involvement in open green innovation, as well as the changes in the EOGI in response to the degree of AD.〖HJ*3〗#br#From the perspective of supplier resource orchestration, this study constructs a moderated dual mediation model to explore the mediating effects of supplier involvement as a resource provider (SIRP) and supplier involvement as a co-creator (SIC) between the PEO and EOGI of manufacturing enterprises, as well as how AD moderates them.It selects traditional manufacturing enterprises with greater pressure for green transformation, such as domestic food, textile and transportation equipment manufacturing as samples with 231 sets of valid data obtained, and the research hypotheses are then verified by constructing multiple linear regression and Bootstrap methods.#br#The main findings are as follows.First, in the context of suppliers' involvement in open green innovation in manufacturing enterprises, the PEO significantly positively affects the EOGI.Second, SIRP and SIC play different mediating roles in the relationship between PEO and EOGI in manufacturing enterprises.Third, the AD between manufacturers and suppliers positively moderates the mediating role of SIRP, but negatively moderates the mediating role of SIC.The proportion of mediating effects between the two forms of orchestration of supplier involvement roles vary with the degree of AD.#br#This study has certain guiding significance for enterprises to implement the development policy of innovation-driven green transformation.When suppliers are involved in open green innovation, enterprises can allow suppliers to take on suitable involvement roles.For example, when enterprises have clear goals and implementation methods for green innovation, suppliers should be allowed to be involved in open green innovation as resource providers.When enterprises have vague goals and implementation methods for green innovation, suppliers should be involved in open green innovation as co-creators.In moderate circumstances, to fully leverage the role of suppliers, enterprises should strive to cooperate with suppliers in the development of green new products and new models, timely discuss process issues with suppliers, and exchange the latest technical information and requirements.Moreover, the specific interdependence between manufacturers and suppliers should be fully considered when assigning suppliers' involvement roles.When there is a significant difference in the level of dependence between the two parties, it is important to focus on involving suppliers as resource providers in green innovation to fully utilize the advantages of controllable cooperative behavior brought about by power differences.When the level of dependence is relatively balanced, equal communication opportunities should be seized, allowing suppliers as co-creators to directly involve themselves in the development of green new products and models, and improving the implementation effect of open green innovation.#br#
2024 Vol. 41 (8): 65-75 [Abstract] ( 7 ) [HTML 1KB] [ PDF 1337KB] ( 3 )
Legal System and Policy of Science and Technology
76 The Relationship between Industrial Policy Relevance and Corporate Social Responsibility:A Big Data Analysis Based on Policy Texts and Financial Annual Reports
Yang Changjin,Luo Renjie,Liu Ruitong,Huang Jun
Since the 19th National Congress, China's economic growth has shifted to the stage of high-quality development.The government is devoted to the "double carbon goals", and it has become an important task for China to improve energy efficiency by optimizing industrial structure and improving energy methods, and to enhance social responsibility at the corporate level to promote sustainable development.The new energy vehicle industry is an emerging industry and an important link for China to achieve sustainable development.The industry is closely related to environmental protection, and solving the environmental pollution caused by the automotive industry has become a focus of attention from all walks of life.Thus, it is of significant value to take the new energy vehicle industry as the research object.However, some short-term behaviors, such as harming the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, polluting the environment, and infringing on the legitimate rights and interests of employees, still occur in some new energy vehicle enterprises, affecting their long-term development.Corporate social responsibility (CSR) refers to a company's responsibility to consumers, communities and the environment while the company is creating profits and assuming legal responsibilities to shareholders and employees, and this notion emphasizes the contribution to the environment, consumers and society.Since corporate social responsibility has become one of the most important indicators for evaluating an enterprise, it has become the focus of academic and business circles to explore how to improve corporate social responsibility, promote prosocial behavior and create more value for stakeholders.#br#Existing research on industrial policy and corporate social responsibility has mostly examined the relationship between industrial policy and corporate social responsibility from macro perspectives such as different policy types and policy characteristics.Few have explored the impact of industrial policy on corporate social responsibility from a micro perspective of corporate behavior, which presents a new perspective for this study.On the basis of the analysis of policy relevance, a sample of listed companies of new energy vehicles in Shanghai and Shenzhen from 2012 to 2021 is selected to measure the relevance of governmental new energy vehicle industry policies and corporate annual reports, and the impact of policy relevance on corporate social responsibility is empirically tested.It is found that there is a relationship between policy relevance and corporate social responsibility in China's new energy vehicle industry, and there is a threshold value for this relationship.Above the threshold value, there is a significant positive relationship between policy relevance and corporate social responsibility for state-owned enterprises, large-scale enterprises, profitable enterprises, and enterprises in the eastern regions , while there is no significant correlation between policy relevance and corporate social responsibility among private enterprises, small-scale enterprises, loss-making enterprises, and enterprises in the western regions; when below this threshold, the relationship between policy relevance and corporate social responsibility is not significant.The study helps to promote the enterprises strengthening to maintain high relevance with policies so as to better fulfill corporate social responsibility.#br#It is acknowledged that the better the performance of corporate social responsibility, the higher the quality of information disclosure, and the higher the market evaluation, which is beneficial for enterprises to carry out financing activities, alleviate financing constraints, and reduce operational risks.Therefore, enterprises need to pay attention to policy changes, and actively respond to industrial policies.For enterprises unable to effectively utilize industrial policies to promote their business development due to individual characteristics, it is suggested that they adjust their micro behavior according to their own situation, and cooperate with large enterprises in different regions so as to maintain a high degree of correlation with industrial policies, take on more social responsibility, and promote the better development of the enterprise.Future research could strengthen comparative research on the relationship between social responsibility and industrial policy relevance of foreign new energy vehicle companies, and explore the relationship between policy relevance and corporate social responsibility in different industries.#br#
2024 Vol. 41 (8): 76-84 [Abstract] ( 8 ) [HTML 1KB] [ PDF 1213KB] ( 4 )
85 Compatibility of Policy Objectives and Policy Tools about China's Chip Industry Policy: An Analysis Based on Text Quantification
Yang Kairui,Ban Ang,Shi Ke,Shi Weijie
As the heart of electronic devices, chips are vital for developing the information industry.The development of chip industry plays a fundamental, strategic and pioneering role in the modern industrial system, and it is also a crucial element in international competitiveness.In recent years, the United States has placed severe restrictions on the global supply of chips to China; in response, the Chinese government has introduced a wide range of public policies to direct social capital into chip technology and the industry in order to facilitate the growth of the chip industry.For academic research, it is important to clarify what the objectives of China's chip industry policies are and whether the current national policy tools can effectively support the realization of the objectives to improve China's chip policy system and promote the growth of China's chip industry.Therefore, this paper examines the compatibility of China's chip industry policy objectives and policy tools on the basis of a thorough analysis of the country's existing chip industry policies in order to provide useful references and lessons for the optimization of China's chip industry policy system.#br#From the perspective of enhancing the driving force of China's chip scientific and technological innovation and accelerating the promotion of scientific and technological innovation and industrial transformation, the paper takes texts of the chip industrial development policies issued by the central government from 1978 to 2020 as the research object, and conducts policy mining and quantitative analysis within the framework of policy "objective-tool".Specifically, in order to confirm the credibility and validity of the coded results, cross-check is done after the independent coding.The policy objectives and policy tools are extracted and counted separately for the in-depth study and cross-analysis to explore how well they match and the following implications.#br#The results show that in terms of policy objectives, the Chinese government focuses on application innovation to actively promote the integration of chip technology and economic society, but pays less attention to basic research; in terms of policy tools, the Chinese government mostly uses supply-side policy tools to satisfy the supply of production factors and the guarantee of external environment, but demand tools are relatively scarce.In addition, China's chip policy objectives are less specific and operational, and there is a mismatch between the number and structure of objectives and tools.Finally, the paper explores the reasons and logic behind, and finds that the features of the "objective-tool" match of China's chip industry policy are, to some extent, a reflection of the national political institutional structure, technology development plan and industrial development philosophy.The government is expected to accelerate the improvement of the overall layout of basic research and achieve breakthroughs in core cutting-edge technologies, continuously optimize the internal structure of policy tools and effectively play a demand-driven role; moreover, in order to strengthen the accuracy of policy tools, it is essential to improve the operability of policy objectives.#br#This paper develops a two-dimensional "objective-tool" analysis framework from the perspective of innovation dynamics, and conducts a multi-dimensional cross-correlation study on China's chip industry policies, which makes up for the deficiencies of related studies that have less theoretical structure design and often concentrate on a single dimension without cross-correlation analysis, and further enriches the theoretical and empirical research in this field.However, there are some limitations in this paper, and they require more in-depth research.(1) In terms of research dimension, there is a dearth of examination of the change in the matching degree of objectives and tools in the time dimension.Subsequent studies might attempt to analyze the compatibility status in stages and explore its changing pattern and internal logic.(2) In terms of research scope, this study only focuses on the national-level policies affecting China's chip industry, but few local or regional policies are included.Further research on how the objectives and tools of local or regional policies align can be explored.#br#
2024 Vol. 41 (8): 85-95 [Abstract] ( 5 ) [HTML 1KB] [ PDF 1300KB] ( 6 )
96 The Effect of International Technical Standards Establishment on Enterprise Overseas Market Performance
Zhou Qing,Chen Peifu,Wang Li,Yang Wei
Along with the promotion of global standardization and the increasing varieties among overseas market participants, international technical standards (ITS) gradually become the primary benchmark for consumers to identify and select products.Currently, the key task for the high-quality development of Chinese enterprises in overseas markets is to explore the driving forces of their overseas market expansion from the perspective of ITS and then optimize the corresponding competitive strategies.It has been pointed out in relevant studies that the enterprises that have participated in the ITS establishment are more capable of realizing network effects, expanding patent benefits, and shaping corporate images, which demonstrates the importance of estimating the performance differences in the overseas market from the perspective of ITS establishment.Moreover, participation in the ITS establishment is the core to determining whether enterprises can integrate into the operation of ITS and provides guidance for strategy selection and behavior adjustment in the overseas market expansion.Therefore, this paper regards ITS as a new driving force for Chinese enterprises to expand overseas markets and clarifies the significant effects of participation in the ITS establishment on the enterprises’ performance in overseas markets, which provides a reference for Chinese enterprises in the integration of the ITS establishment and overseas market expansion and the enhancement of global competitiveness.#br#Drawing on the panel data of China A-share listed companies participating in the ITS establishment from 2012 to 2020, this paper empirically analyzes the impact of ITS participation on the performance of enterprises in overseas markets.To strengthen the breadth and representativeness of the sample, this paper selects the enterprises participating in the ITS establishment in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) as the research objects.ISO and IEC are responsible for international standardization activities in most fields in the world such that they have a deep connection with the performance of enterprises in overseas markets.The list of Chinese institutions that participated in the ITS establishment of ISO and IEC from 2012 to 2020 is obtained from the National Standards Committee, and matched with the basic data and financial data of enterprises from Flush Database and CSMAR Database.According to the enterprise's ITS establishment and overseas market performance data, the theoretical hypothesis is tested by propensity score matching, multi-period double difference method, and Heckman's two-stage model.#br#The main conclusions are drawn from three aspects.(1) Participation in the ITS establishment has a positive impact on enhancing the depth of overseas markets for enterprises.(2) Compared with following the ITS establishment, leading the ITS establishment extends the depth of overseas markets for enterprises.(3) Compared with leading the ITS establishment, following the ITS establishment expands the breadth of overseas markets for enterprises.The conclusion deepens the theoretical explanation of technical standards internationalization and broadens the research view of the relationship between the ITS establishment and the performance of enterprises in overseas markets.Moreover, it provides useful inspiration for the internationalization of technical standards of Chinese enterprises and the adjustment of overseas market strategies.First, enterprises focusing on overseas market business development should actively participate in the formulation of ITS and strive to enhance the legitimacy of integrating into the formulation of ITS.Second, enterprises that are devoted to developing specific overseas markets need to pay particular attention to obtaining the leading position in the formulation of ITS.On the one hand, they should establish a standard construction framework centered on their own technological operations, and make technology transformation models and diverse knowledge fusion systems suitable for enterprises to lead the formulation of ITS.On the other hand, for enterprises that lead the formulation of ITS, it is essential to optimize the competitive environment by formulating patent licensing strategies that are suitable for the development stage of overseas market business, and make a product life cycle model with a focus on enterprise patents.Finally, enterprises need to adopt reasonable strategies following international technical standards in order to achieve the leading position in the formulation of ITS.#br#
2024 Vol. 41 (8): 96-105 [Abstract] ( 5 ) [HTML 1KB] [ PDF 1332KB] ( 3 )
Knowledge Science and Knowledge Engineering
106 The Influence Mechanism of Big Data Capability on the Entrepreneurial Performance of New Ventures from the Perspective of Knowledge Coupling
Yuan Yongzhi,Zhuge Kai,Zhang Yong,Lin Weiwei
The importance of big data in innovation and entrepreneurship activities is well-acknowledged.The big data revolution has further refined the information access channels of entrepreneurs, fundamentally changed the social demand diagnosis and network resource access methods of new ventures, and promoted the innovation and catch-up of latecomer entrepreneurs in knowledge, products and business models.However, it should be pointed out that the emergence of massive data has also exacerbated the complexity and uncertainty of the economic environment, and new ventures are facing many challenges, such as data compression, knowledge iteration and other issues.Therefore, in the big data-driven context, how to seize entrepreneurial opportunities, and improve the efficiency of interactive integration of knowledge resources has become an urgent issue to be solved in its survival and growth process.On the one hand, faced with the practical difficulties of resource constraints and insufficient knowledge base, entrepreneurs need to establish efficient knowledge integration processing procedures to fill the knowledge gaps, and combine new technologies through knowledge coupling to reduce resource redundancy and entrepreneurial difficulty.Big data capability, as a low-order capability for carrying out data perception, integration and analysis, is regarded as the basis for forming high-order dynamic capabilities.The entrepreneurs rely on big data technology to accurately identify value information in massive data, optimize the process of knowledge transformation, and realize the integration and reconstruction of knowledge, showing a theoretical picture from low-order big data capability to dynamic knowledge coupling.On the other hand, enterprises need to improve the efficiency of resource integration through the coordination and alignment of IT and business strategies, so that IT personnel and business managers can reach a strategic consensus.The IT and business strategy alignment is an important boundary condition to be included.#br#This paper explores the mechanism of big data capability on the entrepreneurial performance of new ventures based on the dynamic capability theory and knowledge-based view theory.New ventures founded more than 1 year but less than 8 years ago are chosen as the research object with 212 valid survey data.By constructing a theoretical model with knowledge coupling as the mediator variable and IT—business strategy alignment as the moderator variable, it analyzes the mediating mechanism and boundary conditions of different knowledge coupling modes on the survival and growth of new ventures.The results show that big data capability has a positive impact on knowledge coupling and entrepreneurial performance of new ventures, and it can also affect the entrepreneurial performance of new ventures through the mediating role of knowledge coupling.Complementary knowledge coupling is inversely U-shaped with entrepreneurial survival performance, and alternative knowledge coupling is positively correlated with entrepreneurial growth performance.The IT—business strategy alignment positively moderates the relationship between big data capability and knowledge coupling.#br#The theoretical contributions of this paper lie in three aspects.First, it introduces big data capability to the survival and growth of new ventures, and confirms that big data capability has a positive impact on entrepreneurial performance.This conclusion enriches the relevant research on the mechanism of big data capability on entrepreneurial performance, and also provides positive theoretical support for further solving the "IT paradox".Second, this paper reveals the mediating mechanism of knowledge coupling in different configurations between big data capabilities and entrepreneurial performance of new ventures.According to the dynamic capability theory, for complementary knowledge, big data capability improves the opportunity identification and business capture of knowledge resources for new enterprises; for alternative knowledge, acquiring knowledge in similar fields within the existing product niche can help improve the level of specialization and innovation depth of knowledge.While complementary knowledge coupling and entrepreneurial survival performance have an inverted U-shaped path relationship, alternative knowledge coupling is conducive to the continuous improvement of enterprise competitiveness.This conclusion enriches the research on relevant mechanisms of knowledge coupling.Finally, this paper clarifies the moderating role of IT—business strategy alignment between big data capability and knowledge coupling, and finds that IT—business strategy alignment can positively moderate the relationship between big data capability and knowledge coupling, which further expands the theoretical boundary conditions of the relationship between big data capability and knowledge coupling.#br#
2024 Vol. 41 (8): 106-116 [Abstract] ( 6 ) [HTML 1KB] [ PDF 1305KB] ( 3 )
117 Information Technology and Firm Performance: The Serial Mediating Role of Knowledge Management Capability and Business Model Innovation
Yu Dengke,Chen Shuting
As an emerging economy, China has made remarkable economic progress over the past 40 years.Along with the reform and opening-up, China has ridden and embraced the global wave of information technology early, and fully entered the information-based era driven by the interactive fusion of big data, artificial intelligence, and Internet of Things and others.In such an information-based era, enterprises are urged to develop information technology so as to avoid lagging behind and keep sustainable growth.Information technology can bring many benefits to enterprises, such as optimizing the production process, enhancing the work efficiency and customer satisfaction, and these benefits are ultimately reflected in the improvement of firm performance.Although the existing literature has proved that information technology is beneficial to firm performance, the internal influence mechanism of information technology on firm performance is not clear.Therefore, how information technology drives firm performance becomes a noteworthy issue for global managers and scholars.#br#In today's information age, information technology promotes the emergence of massive knowledge, data and information, meanwhile,it has posed many challenges to enterprises.Consequently, cultivating knowledge management capability that can better exploit firm's internal knowledge as well as acquire, absorb and utilize external knowledge is necessary for enterprise development.Additionally, the appearance of information technology influences firm survival mode, thereby prompting enterprises to change the original business process to keep pace with the times.In other words, business model innovation is also important for enterprise development.Thus, knowledge management capability and business model innovation are considered as two crucial factors in the relationship between information technology and firm performance.#br#Following the resource-based view and dynamic capability theory, and the logic of resource-capability-performance framework, this study discusses the influence mechanism of information technology on firm performance through the mediation of knowledge management capability and business model innovation.Taking innovation-oriented enterprises as the research object, 297 sample data are collected by a questionnaire survey, and empirical tests are carried out by applying the partial least squares structural equation model (PLS-SEM) and fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA).#br#The PLS-SEM results show that (1) information technology positively and directly affects firm performance; (2) information technology positively affects knowledge management capability, which in turn stimulates business model innovation, ultimately driving firm performance; (3) knowledge management capability and business model innovation play a serial mediating role in the relationship between information technology and firm performance.In addition, there are three configurations to achieve high levels of firm performance according to the fsQCA results , which indirectly prove the existence of serial mediating effect.#br#This study makes three primary contributions.First, it provides important advancements with respect to the theory of firm performance from the perspective of information technology.The research results expand the research scope about the factors influencing firm performance.Second, it reveals the internal influencing mechanism of information technology on firm performance by introducing the serial mediators of knowledge management capability and business model innovation, which enriches the resource-based view and dynamic capability theory, and provides insights for sustainable firm growth.Third, from methodological perspective, the study enlightens further development of the understanding of organizational issues about improving firm performance by combining symmetric and asymmetric statistical tools.#br#The valuable managerial implications arising from the study are presented.First, enterprises need to pay attention to the cultivation of information technology and the development of information platform.Second, enterprises are advised to build a perfect knowledge management system so as to enhance the abilities of knowledge acquisition, knowledge conversion and knowledge application.Third, enterprises are suggested to attach great importance to business model innovation.Finally, according to the actual situation, enterprises can choose the development path of “information technology—knowledge management capability—business model innovation—firm performance”.Meanwhile the study is subject to a number of limitations, and future work can optimize data collection tools and conduct longitudinal tracking to deeply explore the causal logic between variables, and introduce more moderating and mediating variables to improve the theoretical results.#br#
2024 Vol. 41 (8): 117-128 [Abstract] ( 6 ) [HTML 1KB] [ PDF 1352KB] ( 4 )
Sci-tech Talent Cultivation
129 The Conflict Evolution Mechanism between Market Faction and Technology Faction of Entrepreneurial Teams
Sun Jiwei,Ding Xin,Gao Yiqin
Conflicts between the market faction and the technology faction of entrepreneurial teams are common in the process of entrepreneurial activities.Many entrepreneurial teams fail to deal with the conflicts between market faction and technology faction in time, leading to the resignation of the team founders and endangering the normal operation of the enterprise.The high integration of market and technology factions is of great significance to the process of new product development and commercialization.How to solve the conflict between the market faction and the technology faction quickly and reasonably has become an urgent topic in practice.Most literature at home and abroad focuses on the study of the interdepartmental conflict of enterprises, but it is immensely different from the conflict between the two factions.The existing literature lacks systematic thinking on the conflict process between the market faction and the technology faction, which makes it difficult to provide an effective reference to the conflict management between the two factions.Therefore, the existing research on the conflict evolution mechanism between the market faction and the technology faction still needs to be further improved.#br#On the basis of the relevant literature on the research of conflict evolution between the market faction and the technology faction of entrepreneurial team, the study first clarifies the definition of market faction and technology faction of entrepreneurial team.An exploratory study is carried out based on the grounded theory.It uses the grounded theory in the analysis of literature to code and analyze 9 typical cases of conflicts between market faction and technology faction.Then in-depth interviews are conducted on the two enterprises by using the interview grounded method at the stage of theoretical saturation test to improve the validity and credibility of the theoretical construction.The model of the conflict evolution mechanism between market faction and technology faction is constructed following the logical development of conflict triggers, conflict manifestation, conflict resolution, conflict outcomes and situational influencing factors.#br#It is found that the driving effects of the five main categories on conflict evolution are different, among which conflict triggers are the incentive driving factors, conflict manifestation is the mediating driving factor, conflict resolution is the moderating driving factor, and situational influencing factors are the context driving factors.As the outcome path, conflict outcomes reflect the final state of conflict evolution.In the different stages of the development of entrepreneurial enterprises, the integration of roles between the market faction and the technology faction presents three different states as conflicts evolve.In the initial stage of entrepreneurial enterprises, the integration of roles between two factions is in a simple patchwork state, i.e., the stage of conflict trigger.In the development stage of entrepreneurial enterprises, the integration of roles between two factions is dominated by one group, and it is in the stage of conflict manifestation.In the stage of development and change of entrepreneurial enterprises, the role integration status between two factions is in a state of collision and adjustment, which may eventually reach a consensus or break down cooperation.This is the stage of conflict resolution and conflict outcomes.Situational influencing factors affect the whole process of entrepreneurial enterprise development.The study further puts forward some targeted countermeasures for conflict prevention and management.It is necessary to pay attention to the two-way understanding in the selection of entrepreneurial partners, negotiate the strategy and tactics in advance, introduce a third party to evaluate the contribution of the two factions to the enterprise development, and take the typical business as the carrier to adjust and optimize the R&D strategy and marketing strategy.When dealing with conflicts, it is recommended to keep frank and agree to disagree; the help of third-party mediation is preferable.#br#The study can effectively make up for the shortcomings of the existing research on the conflict evolution between the market faction and the technology faction, and it provides a decision-making basis for the success of cooperation between the market faction and the technology faction in the era of "mass entrepreneurship and innovation".#br#
2024 Vol. 41 (8): 129-138 [Abstract] ( 4 ) [HTML 1KB] [ PDF 1381KB] ( 3 )
139 How High-creativity Employee Hinders Team Creativity:A Comparative Perspective of Creativity Dispaprity
Ding Lin,Wang Haizhen
Individual creativity is vital for team creativity, but it is difficult for employees with high-creativity to lead the improvement of team creativity in practice.A deep analysis is warranted to explain the paradox and highlight the true value of high-creativity employees.In the research on team creativity, high-creativity employees naturally cause creativity disparity which would affect the attitude and behavior of team members, determine the team interaction process, and is the critical factor influencing team creativity.Thus, it is necessary to study the mechanism of creativity disparity’s effect on team creativity.#br#According to the social comparison theory, on the condition of status-power misalignment, creativity disparity caused by high-creativity employees brings disharmony to the hierarchy structure (team status conflict), and makes it difficult for team creativity to emerge.Because creativity disparity motivates team members to evaluate their relative position in the team by comparing their own creativity with others, the contrast effect of social comparison generates and team members compete with each other for higher status, leading to status conflicts and decreased team creativity.However, social comparison of team members with different creativity levels may also produce an assimilation effect due to team members’ evaluation of the psychological stress based on their own status change in their upward comparison with high-creativity members.According to the cognitive appraisal theory of stress, misaligned status-power provides a chance for members to change their status and high-creativity employees are more likely to be perceived as a threat (contrast effect) rather than a challenge (assimilation effect) by other team members, thus team status conflicts are intensified and team creativity is blocked.To change the dysfunction of team norms caused by status-power misalignment, the explicit intervention of the team leader is necessary.Perspective taking is an effective but neglected moderator between team members’ differences and team creativity.Leaders' perspective taking could decrease power-status misalignment, alleviate status conflicts with solutions for resolving the block effect of high-creativity employees.Thus, through the mediating effect of status-power misalignment, the indirect moderating effect of the leader’s perspective taking provides the answer to how to resolve the above negative path of "creativity disparity→status conflict→team creativity".#br#This study constructs a nested model of mediated mediation and mediated mediation, in an attempt to open a black box of how high-creativity employees inhabit team creativity, involving 106 teams from 6 enterprises in Shaanxi Province.The research results show that under the condition of status-power misalignment, creativity disparity is more likely to induce team status conflict, and team creativity is difficult to emerge; the perspective taking of the team leader could resolve this negative effect, and alleviate the negative mediating effect of status conflict on creativity disparity and team creativity by reducing the level of status-power misalignment.This research clarifies the root causes of negative team performance caused by high-creativity employees and reveals how team leaders reverse the course of events to solve the above dilemmas.The conclusions provide some inspiration for the innovation management of enterprises and teams.Moreover, motivated information processing theory proposes that team creativity is the joint contribution of individual creativity and related team processes.This study clarifies the mechanism of why and how high-creativity employees hinder team creativity, which enriches the research of motivated information processing theory, and also expands the application field of social comparison theory.#br#Implications arising from the above analysis are listed in two aspects.First, employees with high creativity can be regarded as a necessary condition rather than a sufficient condition for team creativity.Therefore, on the one hand, organizations should enhance the creativity of team members through training, reduce differences in creativity, and weaken comparative effects; on the other hand, there should be a fair and legal hierarchical structure in an organization, and the capable are superior to the mediocre, so that moral incompatibility and incompetence can be avoided, the assimilation effect of social comparison can be stimulated, and employees with high creativity can play their role.Second, organizations should encourage team leaders to empathize, break through fixed cognitive paradigms, and pay attention to team leaders' perspective taking so as to alleviate conflicts among team members.#br#
2024 Vol. 41 (8): 139-148 [Abstract] ( 6 ) [HTML 1KB] [ PDF 1311KB] ( 5 )
Case Study
149 The Evolution Path of Industry-university-research Deep Integration Driven by Modularity: A Study of Shenyang Blower Works Group
Zhang Xuemin,Wang Haijun,Wen Xingqi,Meng Xiangfei
Nowadays, technological innovation of enterprises is increasingly sophisticated and systematic, and it is difficult to fulfill innovative breakthrough by only relying on their own resources.Therefore, industry-university-research (IUR) deep integration, as a powerful way for enterprises to improve their technological innovation capability, has aroused extensive attention from current scholars.With IUR deep integration, enterprises can promote the full play of resource elements and capability advantages, realize the cross-organizational flow of innovation resources, and then bring long-term supply to their technological innovation capability.However, due to the lack of endogenous motivation and effective mechanism, the leading role of enterprises in IUR innovation is not prominent and IUR deep integration cannot be effectively realized.In this situation, it is of great significance to explore the dynamic factors, evolution path and operating mode of IUR deep integration to improve the cooperative innovation performance.#br#The existing literature about the conceptual framework and management mechanism of IUR deep integration in the Chinese context is obviously insufficient.There is a lack of discussion about enterprises’ beneficial practices for IUR deep integration in the Chinese context.Besides, relevant studies have proposed scattered research perspectives on IUR deep integration and have not yet construct an adaptive theoretical system.The theory of modularity can effectively dissolve the complexity of innovation system and clearly deconstruct the innovation network of IUR cooperation.Wherefore, based on modularity theory, the paper conducts an in-depth research on the evolution of IUR deep integration in a Chinese enterprise to meet practical needs and bridge research gaps.This paper raises the following research questions: (1) how does the enterprise’s IUR network develop under the influence of contextual empowerment? (2) how does operating mode and management mechanism evolve during different IUR cooperation stages? (3) what kind of strategy should enterprises choose to boost IUR deep integration? #br#From the perspective of modularity, this paper conducts a longitudinal single case study on the evolution path of IUR deep integration innovation in Shenyang Blower Works (SBW) Group and analyzes its IUR cooperation milestones and performance from 1998 to 2023.A variety of data collection methods are adopted such as interviews and field observations.Then by data coding, the research framework is proposed including four aspects, namely context, structure, mode and mechanism.According to the framework, the process of IUR deep integration in SBW is analyzed from four dimensions and divided into three stages.Finally, this article summarizes the effective mode, mechanism and evolution path of IUR deep integration, and makes suggestions on the choice of IUR cooperation strategy for related industries and enterprises.#br#The research indicates that (1)contextual factors empower the deep integration of IUR.Throughout the IUR cooperation process of SBW, political, market and technological contexts have promoted the transformation of its IUR cooperation strategies and deepened the IUR integration innovation.Under the empowerment of political, market and technological context, product modularity, organizational modularity and platform modularity gradually form the structural basis of IUR cooperative innovation network.(2) Furthermore, modularity is embedded in the practice of SBW’s IUR deep integration and drives the evolution of its operating mode, resource-integration mechanism, knowledge transfer mechanism and benefit-distribution mechanism.Product modularity is the foundation of demand matching between enterprises and universities or research institutes.Organizational modularity promotes the flexible interaction between nodes in the IUR cooperation network.Furthermore, platform modularity facilitates the boundary integration of cooperators with its functions of resource agglomeration and innovation incubation.(3) Driven by context and modularity, the strategy selection of IUR cooperative innovation has gone through the evolution path from loose coupling IUR combination strategy, advantage adding IUR collaborative innovation strategy to multidimensional embedding IUR deep integration strategy.The loose coupling IUR combination strategy, in which cooperators are interrelated but less dependent, adopts project mode with resource bricolage, explicit knowledge transfer and benefit agreement mechanisms.The advantage adding IUR collaborative innovation strategy which is based on mutual advantage and aimed at deepening collaboration matches the resource orchestration, tacit knowledge interaction and benefit sharing mechanisms in the co-construction mode.Finally, the multidimensional embedding IUR deep integration strategy employs the symbiosis mode with resource network ensemble, knowledge collaboration and benefit integration mechanisms.#br#
2024 Vol. 41 (8): 149-160 [Abstract] ( 6 ) [HTML 1KB] [ PDF 1724KB] ( 3 )
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