...Shengmin Liu; Peijia Du; Zhenyu Ling Purpose This paper aims to investigate the impact of knowledge search on radical and incremental innovation and analyze the mediating role of absorptive capacity in this process. By integrating heterogeneity among different samples, the study draws more...

... to economic revenues, rather than attributing all revenues broadly to digital innovation. This distinction allows firms to develop targeted strategies to maximize the value of their digital ventures and optimize resource allocation. Second, the study emphasizes the pivotal role of knowledge search in shaping...

...Shicheng Huang; Yaqi Wang; Xiaoya Gong; Fumin Deng Purpose This paper aims to explore the underlying mechanisms and boundary conditions through which equipment manufacturing enterprises can capture market value from digital transformation, with a specific focus on the roles of knowledge search...

.... Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from companies located in mainland China. A total of 200 cases were included in the final sample. Hierarchical regression analysis was adopted to test the hypotheses in this study. Findings The results showed that exploitation knowledge search...

... and the approaches to obtaining valuable information. Entrepreneurship Prior experience Knowledge search Tacit knowledge Media use Knowledge network Prior experience is an essential factor in influencing entrepreneurs’ early aspirations (Gavetti et al., 2012) and it impacts...

...–performance. Figure 1 Conceptual framework of the study 31 05 2020 12 08 2020 31 08 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only To address the gap of divergent conclusions on the impact of knowledge search...