How does slack affect product innovation in high-tech Chinese firms: The contingent value of entrepreneurial orientation

被引:50
作者
Liu, Heng [1 ,2 ]
Ding, Xiu-hao [3 ]
Guo, Hai [4 ]
Luo, Jin-hui [5 ]
机构
[1] Sun Yat Sen Univ, Lingnan Coll, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, Peoples R China
[2] Xi An Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Management, Xian 710049, Shaanxi, Peoples R China
[3] Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Management, Wuhan 430074, Peoples R China
[4] Renmin Univ China, Sch Business, Beijing 100872, Peoples R China
[5] Xiamen Univ, Sch Management, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金; 中国博士后科学基金;
关键词
Slack absorptiveness; Entrepreneurial orientation; Organizational slack; Product innovation; DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; MARKET ORIENTATION; PERFORMANCE; RESOURCES; BUSINESS; IMPACT; COMPLEMENTARITY; INFORMATION;
D O I
10.1007/s10490-012-9309-5
中图分类号
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
Innovation scholars are interested in how slack affects product innovation in high-tech Chinese firms. We highlight that slack-innovation linkages may differ depending on whether slack is absorbed or unabsorbed, and argue that entrepreneurial orientation (EO) moderates the slack-innovation connection. Our empirical study of 308 high-tech Chinese firms suggests that unabsorbed slack is more strongly positively related with product innovation than is absorbed slack in high-tech settings. Meanwhile, firms with high levels of EO enjoy better effects between unabsorbed slack and innovation, but worse effects between absorbed slack and innovation. We also provide theoretical and practical implications and directions for future research.
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页码:47 / 68
页数:22
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