Which Type of International Connections Enhance Innovation Performance in Canadian Firms? – Can Artificial Intelligence Act as a Moderator?

Amirali Karimi () and Catherine Beaudry ()
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Amirali Karimi: Polytechnique Montréal
Catherine Beaudry: Polytechnique Montréal

A chapter in Technology Management for Intelligent, Open and Responsible Organizations and Ecosystems, 2026, pp 183-186 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This paper explores the impact of various types of international connections, including innovation partnerships, business ties, and control and workforce groups, on the innovation performance of Canadian companies. Additionally, it examines the potential moderating effect of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption on these relationships. By leveraging multiple survey and registry datasets from official Canadian sources, our findings reveal that different types of connections have varying effects on product and process innovation. Furthermore, AI can bridge cognitive, geographical, and social gaps between Canadian companies and business partners from countries such as China, thereby enhancing the influence of business connections on the likelihood of product and process innovation in Canada.

Keywords: Innovation partnership; international business collaboration; product innovation; process innovation; artificial intelligence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-23124-6_23

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