双元组织学习的动态平衡与产品创新——基于企业生命周期视角的实证分析

Dynamic Ambidexterity in Organizational Learning and Product Innovation:an Empirical Study from the Perspective of Organizational Life Cycles

企业在产品创新过程中,探索式学习与利用式学习应如何平衡?引入组织生命周期理论,对两种学习在初创企业和成熟企业中影响产品创新的机理进行研究。通过243份有效问卷的实证分析发现:初创企业中,应用式学习促进企业的产品创新,探索式学习与产品创新是倒U型关系;成熟企业中,探索式学习促进企业的产品创新;利用式学习与产品创新是倒U型关系。

How to balance exploration and exploitation during the process of product innovation？ This research introducedorganizational life cycle theory, testing how exploration and exploitation in organizational learning impact productinnovation in new ventures and established firms, respectively. The research with empirical analysis on 243 valid questionnairesfound the following conclusion： in new ventures, exploitative learning has a significant positive effect onfirms＇ product innovation; but the relationship between exploratory learning and product innovation is non-significant. Inestablished firms, in contrast, exploratory learning is significantly beneficial for firms＇ product innovation; relationshipbetween exploitative learning and product innovation is a converted-U shape.