... in foreign markets, the exact relationship between international ambidexterity and innovation performance remains unclear. This study aims to address this gap by distinguishing between its balanced and combined dimensions and examining their respective effects on innovation performance. Guided...

...Bo Song; Kun Yuan; Yiwen Jin; Liangjie Zhao Purpose How does the regional institutional environment of China’s transitional economy influence the relationship between a firm’s R&D investment intensity and innovation performance? Based on the resource-based view and institution-based view...

...Yanyan Li; Shanxing Gao; Ron Chi-Wai Kwok Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between nonmarket strategy and innovation performance, as well as the boundary factors that influence this relationship in the context of the pharmaceutical industry in emerging markets...

... show worse innovation performance while firms with high brokerage show better innovation performance. Originality/value The literature on environmental implication has largely focused on the threats and overlooked the potential opportunities. Moreover, social network literature has elaborated...

...Liubin Lai; Yunsheng Zhang Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate whether repeated alliances between two members of a patent pool boost enterprise innovation. Furthermore, this paper intends to determine whether the innovation performance becomes higher or lower based...

...Yu Zhou; Huaiqian Zhu; Li Zhu; Guangjian Liu; Yufeng Zou Purpose Drawing from social capital theory and resource dependence theory, this paper aims to test the relationship between top management team (TMT) government social capital and firm’s innovation performance via firm’s network prestige...

...Peng Xiaobao; Jian Wu Purpose This study aims to comprehensively investigate the relationship between government subsidies and innovation performance in Chinese enterprises listed on the SSE STAR Market. Design/methodology/approach An unbalanced sample, covering 285 observations in 215...

... on innovation performance; it also aims to explore the moderating effects of industrial agglomeration (specialization agglomeration and diversification agglomeration) on the relationship between GVC position and innovation performance. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on data gathered...

...Yu Xie; Francis Boadu; Hongjuan Tang Purpose Drawing on the resource-based view, institutional logic and isomorphic pressure theories, this study constructed a theoretical model to explore the correlations between government subsidies and innovation performance. Particularly, this study aims...

...Nadia Hanif; Jianfeng Wu; Ahmad Bilal Babar Purpose The primary purpose of this study is to explore the impact of acquired ownership in Chinese target firm on the innovation performance of developed economies (DE) acquiring firms. Furthermore, the study aims to empirically investigate...

...Wenhai Wan; Longjun Liu Purpose This study aims to investigate whether big data enabling (BDE) and empowerment-focused human resource management (EHRM) can effectively promote employee intrapreneurship and their effects on platform enterprises’ innovation performance. The paper also examines...

...Zhengqiao Liu; Yongzhong Jiang; Zhu Yao; Xiliang Liu; Li Zhao; Xianchun Zhang Purpose Based on self-consistency theory and conservation of resource theory, this study aims to discuss the impact of career calling congruence on employees’ innovation performance (IP) and analyzes the mediating effect...

...Chang Lu; Bo Yu; Jing Zhang; Dan Xu Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships between two types of open innovation (OI) strategies (OI breadth and depth) and innovation performance of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in China. The study examines how firms...

... performance and whether information technology (IT) moderates the relation between different innovation modes and firms’ innovation performance. Design/methodology/approach A conceptual model linking innovation modes, IT (including IT infrastructure and the frequency of IT usage) and firms’ innovation...

... firm innovation performance. Design/methodology/approach This study attempts to combine previous theoretical views (reactance and agency theories) to examine a curvilinear effect of shareholder involvement on firm innovation performance based on governance related to cost-benefit analysis. Drawing...

..., it is used an econometric method (propensity score matching technique) to test the relationship between local institutional profile and GVC participation. Findings Local institutional quality is positively related to GVC participation. Moreover, GVC participants display better innovation performance than...

...Min Li; Fangbin Xiao; Yang Cheng; Bi-Jun Xie; Chen-Yun Liu; Baoni Xu Purpose This paper aims to attempt to explore the influence of network position on innovation performance, specifically for companies from a less-developed area in China. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses a social...

...Xiaochen Fang; Jinwei Zhu Purpose This paper aims to present a systematic review of the literature concerning major aspects of innovation performance and compare the research hotspots of innovation performance in the twenty-first century with three primary purposes: first, to view the trend...

... decision-making and innovation performance into a uniform theoretical framework and try to understand TMTs’ overseas experiences accounting for both the direct and indirect mechanisms of the variables involved within the transition economy of China. Design/methodology/approach The paper adopts research...

... innovation effect and innovation performance. Findings The study finds that there are significantly positive relationships between firms’ internal capabilities, government policies, collaboration mechanisms and social networks and collaborative innovation effect among firms. Practical implications...