Managing innovation through co-production in interfirm partnering

Li-Wei Wu, Yuan-shuh Lii and Chung-Yu Wang

Journal of Business Research, 2015, vol. 68, issue 11, 2248-2253

Abstract: Innovation is a key source of knowledge-based competitive advantage. However, research on how firms' co-production enhances innovation is scarce. Thus, this study not only integrates the three dimensions of social capital and examines these dimensions' separate effects on co-production but also incorporates the roles of absorptive capacity and self-efficacy, analyzing their effect on innovation. This study uses a random sampling method to select 221 firms in Taiwan and employs structural equations modeling to test the relationships. The findings indicate that absorptive capacity and self-efficacy enhance innovation. Co-production positively affects innovation, absorptive capacity, and self-efficacy. The findings also support positive relationships between social capital and co-production. This study contributes to the little research that explores partnership co-production in innovation.

Keywords: Co-production; Social capital; Innovation; Absorptive capacity; Self-efficacy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.06.006

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