DOES CULTURE EAT STRATEGY? THE EMERGENCE OF COOPERATION CAPABILITY IN YOUNG FIRMS

Tobias Kollmann (), Christoph Stã–ckmann, Lucas Kleine-Stegemann (), Rainer Harms (), Philipp Benedikt Jung () and Alexander Michaelis ()
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Tobias Kollmann: University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 9, 45141 Essen, Germany
Christoph Stã–ckmann: ��Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Piazza Università 1, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
Lucas Kleine-Stegemann: ��University of Münster, Institute for Entrepreneurship, Geiststraße 24-26, 48151 Münster, Germany
Rainer Harms: �University Twente, Drienerlolaan 5, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands
Philipp Benedikt Jung: �Deutsche Telekom AG, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 140, 53113 Bonn, Germany
Alexander Michaelis: ��REWE digital GmbH, Humboldtstraße 140-144, 51149 Cologne, Germany

International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2022, vol. 26, issue 08, 1-50

Abstract: Young firms benefit from cooperations in their development and cooperation capability is a prerequisite for a successful cooperation with partners. Despite its importance, research has neglected how this dynamic capability emerges in young firms. This study examines how innovation championing behaviour affects the cooperation capability. We introduce innovation strategy and innovation culture as two critical mediators in this relationship. Data from 283 young firms indicate that innovation culture is an essential mediator in the significant positive relationship between innovation championing behaviour and young firms’ cooperation capability. Surprisingly, innovation strategy does not directly affect the development of cooperation capability but fosters the development of innovation culture. The findings carry theoretical and practical implications for the emergence of cooperation capability in young firms by uncovering its origins and the intermediate transition process.

Keywords: Cooperation capability; innovation championing behaviour; innovation strategy/culture; dynamic capabilities; young firms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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