Does inertia matter for parts manufacturers’ innovation?

Shue Wu, Zhenlei Huang () and Weizhou Zhong
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Shue Wu: Xi’an Jiaotong University
Zhenlei Huang: Peking University
Weizhou Zhong: Xi’an Jiaotong University

Scientometrics, 2014, vol. 101, issue 1, No 32, 705-716

Abstract: Abstract The current study investigates parts manufacturers’ innovative behavior from the population ecology perspective. Specifically, this paper proposes that firm level inertia and network level inertia matter in parts manufacturer’s innovation. Using data from auto parts manufacturers, we test four hypotheses, and the results show that firm level inertia indicated by age does not matter, while firm’s innovative inertia matters in parts manufacturers’ innovation. At the same time, we find that cluster can promote general parts firms’ innovation, but they will harm the innovative firms’ innovative behavior. These results contribute to our understanding of parts manufacturer’s innovation.

Keywords: Parts manufacturers; Inertia; Innovation; Population ecology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C81 D21 L62 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-013-1191-5

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