FOUNDERS’ NETWORKING ABILITY AND THE INNOVATION INTENSITY OF NEW VENTURES: THE MEDIATION EFFECT OF COLLABORATION NETWORK

Silvia Rita Sedita, Rrezon Lajã‡i and Silvia Blasi
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Silvia Rita Sedita: University of Padova, Department of Economics and Management, Padova, Italy
Rrezon Lajã‡i: ��Technische Universität Ilmenau, Department of Economic Sciences and Media, Management/Organization Research Group, Ilmenau, Germany
Silvia Blasi: ��University of Verona, Department of Management, Verona, Italy

International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2023, vol. 27, issue 03n04, 1-32

Abstract: This work aims to reveal the impact of founders’ networking ability on the innovation intensity of new ventures. Additionally, it sheds light on the underpinning mechanism of this nexus by examining the mediating role of firm collaboration network. The empirical analysis is based on an original survey data of 173 new ventures operating in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector in Italy, collected in 2018. Results suggest that higher individual networking ability is not necessarily translated into higher innovation intensity for new ventures. Notwithstanding, the mediation analysis informs that the relationship between founders’ networking ability and the innovation intensity of new ventures is mediated by the firm collaboration network. Implications for both practitioners and academics are also discussed.

Keywords: Open innovation; networking ability; collaboration network; start-ups; innovation intensity; mediation model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1142/S1363919623500202

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