Influence of Entrepreneurial Orientation on Open Innovation of Military-Civilian Integration Enterprises in China: The Mediating Effect of Organization Legitimacy

Hao Jing, Guimin Qu () and Ning Qi
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Hao Jing: School of Economics and Management, Shenyang Aerospace University, Shenyang 110136, China
Guimin Qu: School of Economics and Management, Shenyang Aerospace University, Shenyang 110136, China
Ning Qi: School of Economics and Management, Shenyang Aerospace University, Shenyang 110136, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 2, 1-15

Abstract: Most research on open innovation focuses on innovation performance. However, few people have explored the driving factor of open innovation. This study is based on the entrepreneurial perspective, combined with the new institutional theory, taking 243 A-share listed military-civilian integration companies in China from 2016–2020. A multiple linear regression method is used to discuss the influence of entrepreneurial orientation on the open innovation of military-civilian integration enterprises, and the mediating role of organizational legitimacy. The empirical research results show that: entrepreneurial orientation positively influences the open innovation of military-civilian integration enterprises; political relevance plays a mediating role in the influence of entrepreneurial orientation on open innovation; compared with the military-to-civilian enterprises, political relevance is more important to the civilian-to-military enterprises. The research findings can not only enrich the open innovation theory but also have an important guiding significance for the military-civilian integration technology innovation in China.

Keywords: open innovation; military-civilian integration; entrepreneurial orientation; organizational legitimacy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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