... of focusing on the extent of digital integration capability (DI), this paper seeks to empirically evaluate whether the DI asymmetry between the buyer and supplier firms influences bilateral information sharing and the buyer’s product innovation. We also examine the moderating effects of firms’ external...

...Colin C.J. Cheng; Chwen Sheu Purpose Prior research on business analytics has advanced substantially our understanding of how social media analytics affect business performance. However, the specific value of social media analytics to product innovation has not been fully explored and appreciated...

...Ana Pérez-Luño; Ana Maria Bojica; Shanthi Golapakrishnan The results obtained confirm the existence of significant triple interaction effect of CFI, knowledge complexity and product innovation on firm performance. CFI has a negative moderating effect on the relationship between product...

...Min Zhang; Xiande Zhao; Marjorie Lyles Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the mechanisms through which absorptive capacity (AC), trust and information systems jointly influence product innovation. Design/methodology/approach This study proposes a research model...

... strategy enhances supplier innovation focus and a buyer-supplier relationship that supports product innovation. These in turn positively impact buyer product innovation outcomes and business performance. Moreover, it is argued that the buyer-supplier relationship positively moderates the impact of supplier...

...Maciej Mitrega; Sebastian Forkmann; Ghasem Zaefarian; Stephan C. Henneberg The purpose of this paper is to propose and empirically investigate the concept of networking capability (NC) for the management of supplier relationships and their dynamics in order to leverage product innovations. NC...

... users and product experts on new product development speed. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Product development Time to market Product innovation Clockspeed Lead users Product experts The second half of the last century witnessed an exponential growth in customers...

... of devaluation, and work to ensure that the superiority of its assets remains a permanent feature. The OCDE (2005) identifies four types of innovation: product innovation, process innovation, marketing innovation, and organizational innovation. In the present paper, we focus on the relationship of product...

.... The response rate was 47 per cent. Relevant statistical analytical techniques including regressions were used to analyse the data. Findings Product innovations are emphasized more in telecommunications and financial sectors than in transport and retail sectors while service innovations are emphasized more...

... studies. Finally, a new categorisation for supply networks is presented, using the type of product as a differentiator. Networks Product innovation Supply‐chain management Classification According to the resource‐based view, firms should seek to gain ownership of or access to valuable, rare...