跨界搜寻、网络惯例、双元能力与创新绩效的关系研究

Impacts of Boundary-spanning Search,Network Routines and Ambidextrous Competence on Innovation Performance

跨界知识搜寻对企业创新具有重要影响,双元能力与网络惯例的有效结合是维持和协调技术创新网络运行的关键因素,也是企业获取持续竞争优势的重要前提。本文从组织双元性视角出发,探讨跨界搜寻战略对创新绩效的影响机制,尤其是网络惯例与双元能力在宽度搜寻与深度搜寻战略影响创新绩效时具有的调节作用。通过对231家中国本土企业问卷调查数据的实证分析,发现搜寻宽度对根本式创新绩效存在显著正向影响,与渐进式创新绩效呈倒U型关系;搜寻深度显著线性影响渐进式创新绩效,不存在明显的过度搜寻问题;探索能力正向调节搜寻宽度与根本式创新绩效的正向关系,开发能力和网络惯例正向调节搜寻深度与渐进式创新绩效的正向关系。此外,三项交互分析结果表明,搜寻宽度、探索能力和网络惯例的交互项与根本式创新绩效负相关,搜寻深度、开发能力和网络惯例的交互项与渐进式创新绩效正相关。研究结论对促进创新网络高效运行、指导企业创新实践具有重要意义。

Previous studies have shown that boundary-spanning search has an important impact on enterprise innovation. And the effective combination of ambidextrous competence and network routines is not only the key to maintaining and coordinating the operation of technological innovation network,but also an important prerequisite for enterprises to obtain sustainable competitive advantage. In views of that,this paper discusses the mechanism of the effects of boundary-spanning search strategy on innovation performance from the perspective of organizational duality,especially the moderating roles that ambidextrous competence and network routines play in the impacts of both breadth search strategy and depth search strategy on innovation performance. Therefore,an empirical analysis is carried out based on the questionnaire survey data of 231 Chinese local enterprises. According to the analysis results,firstly,it is found that there exists a significant positive linear relationship between search breadth and radical innovation performance,while an inverse U-shaped relationship exists between search breadth and incremental innovation performance. Secondly,the results also show a significant linear relationship between search depth and incremental innovation performance. However,in contrast to search breadth,the search depth does not show obvious signs of over-search problem. Thirdly,it is not only found that the exploration competence could exert positive moderating effect on the positive relationship between search breath and radical innovation performance,but also found that exploratory competence and network routines play a positive moderating role in the positive relationship between search depth and incremental innovation performance.Finally,the three-way interaction analysis results indicate that the interaction item of search depth,exploratory competence and network routines is positively correlated with the incremental innovation performance,while the interactive item of search breadth,exploration competence and network routines is,on the contrary,negatively correlated with the radical innovation performance. Our findings can help promote the efficiency of innovation network and guide the innovation practice of enterprises.