Innovation in services through learning in a joint venture
Article Type: Abstracts From: Development and Learning in Organizations, Volume 26, Issue 1
Anderson A.R., del Mar Benavides-Espinosa M. and Mohedano-Suanes A.The Service Industries Journal, August 2011, Vol. 31 No. 11, Start page: 2019, No of pages: 14
Innovation determines a firm’s competitiveness and survival and a joint venture is a fast and effective way to acquire the missing knowledge that partners require to innovate, but “knowing how to cooperate” can be a determining factor in achieving the successful transfer of knowledge. Employing a sample of 81 service-sector firms and using a structural equation modeling methodology, we found a positive and direct impact between the cooperative learning process and partners’ commitment to innovation.ISSN:0264-2069Article type: Research paperReference: 40AR034
Keywords: Commitment, Cooperative learning, Innovation,Joint ventures, Knowledge, Trust
