... ), optimizing the structure of human capital ( HCS ) and reducing asset specificity ( AS ). Heterogeneity analysis shows that the accelerating effect is stronger in firms operating in highly competitive markets, as well as in non-state-owned or technology-intensive firms. Originality/value The impact of AI...

...Feihu Zheng; Hao Jiao; Junyi Gu; Hwy-Chang Moon; Wenyan Yin Purpose This study aims to examine how different modes of knowledge flows affect the changes of asset specificity and how ownership control moderates the relationship between knowledge flows and asset specificity in the open innovation...