Antecedents of Network Capability and Their Effects on Innovation Performance: An Empirical Test of Hi-tech Firms in China
Antecedents of Network Capability and Their Effects on Innovation Performance: An Empirical Test of Hi-tech Firms in China
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网络能力的前因及其对创新绩效的影响：中国高新技术企业的实证检验
DOI：
10.1111/caim.12083
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发表时间：
2014-12-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Zhou, Qing
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作者：
Fang, Gang;Ma, XiangYuan;Zhou, Qing
一个公司的竞争优势不仅可以来自内部资源，也可以来自公司间的创新网络。本文表明，网络能力（即，网络愿景能力、网络构建能力、网络运营能力和网络中心能力）是使价值驻留在网络资源中的特殊技能。基于211家中国高新技术企业的样本数据，运用结构方程模型，发现网络能力与创新绩效之间存在正相关关系。网络能力的四个前因-IT成熟度，文化的开放性，所涉及的管理系统和网络活动的经验-也被确定在研究和实证检验。这项研究的结果提供了一个新的框架，描述了网络化企业如何获得竞争优势。
A firm's competitive advantage can come not only from internal resources but also from inter-firm innovation networks. This paper shows that network capabilities (i.e., network visioning capability, network constructing capability, network operating capability and network centring capability) are special skills that enable values residing in network resources. Based on a sample of 211 Chinese hi-tech firms and by applying structural equation modelling, network capabilities are found to have a positive relationship with innovation performance. Four antecedents of network capabilities-IT maturity, openness of culture, the management system involved and experience with network activities-are also identified in the research and empirically tested. The results of this study provide a new framework that describes how networked firms can gain a competitive advantage.