How firms innovate through R&D internationalization? An S-curve hypothesis

被引：153
作者：
Chen, Chung-Jen [1 ]
Huang, Yi-Fen [2 ]
Lin, Bou-Wen [3 ]
机构：
[1] Natl Taiwan Univ, Grad Inst Business Adm, Coll Management, Taipei 10764, Taiwan
[2] Dayeh Univ, Dept Business Adm, Dacun, Changhua, Taiwan
[3] Sci & Technol Policy Res & Informat Ctr, Taipei, Taiwan
来源：
RESEARCH POLICY | 2012年 / 41卷 / 09期
关键词：
R&D internationalization; Organizational slack; Innovation performance; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; PERFORMANCE; DIVERSIFICATION; KNOWLEDGE; TECHNOLOGY; JAPANESE; MARKET; SLACK; GLOBALIZATION; CAPABILITIES;
D O I：
10.1016/j.respol.2012.06.008
中图分类号：
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号：
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要：
This article examines the effects of R&D internationalization and organizational slack on innovation performance. We suggest that there is an S-shaped relationship between R&D internationalization and innovation performance. Innovation performance increases in the decentralization stage, decreases in the transition stage, and increases again in the recentralization stage. In addition, organizational slack is hypothesized to have a negative moderating effect on the S-shaped relationship. Longitudinal data on 210 Taiwanese firms in the information technology sector during a 10-year period is collected to test the hypotheses. The findings support our prediction. Managerial implications and future research directions are discussed. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
引用
收藏
页码：1544 / 1554
页数：11
相关论文
共 93 条
[81]   Multinational knowledge spillovers with decentralised R&D:: a game-theoretic approach [J].
Sanna-Randaccio, Francesca ;
Veugelers, Reinhilde .
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES, 2007, 38 (01) :47-63
[82]   Indicators of firm technological capability: Validity and performance implications [J].
Schoenecker, T ;
Swanson, L .
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT, 2002, 49 (01) :36-44
[83]   The uncertain relevance of newness: Organizational learning and knowledge flows [J].
Schulz, M .
ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL, 2001, 44 (04) :661-681
[84]  
Sharfman MP., 1988, ACAD MANAGE REV, V13, P601, DOI [10.2307/258378, DOI 10.5465/AMR.1988.4307484]
[85]   The effects of innovative capabilities and R&D clustering on firm performance: the evidence of Taiwan's semiconductor industry [J].
Sher, PJ ;
Yang, PY .
TECHNOVATION, 2005, 25 (01) :33-43
[86]   Distributed R&D, cross-regional knowledge integration and quality of innovative output [J].
Singh, Jasjit .
RESEARCH POLICY, 2008, 37 (01) :77-96
[87]  
SINGH JV, 1986, ACAD MANAGE J, V29, P562, DOI 10.5465/256224
[88]  
Stinchcombe A. L., 1965, Handbook of Organizations, P142
[89]   Organizational slack and firm performance during economic transitions: Two studies from an emerging economy [J].
Tan, J ;
Peng, MW .
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT JOURNAL, 2003, 24 (13) :1249-1263
[90]  
Trajtenberg M., 2002, PATENTS CITATIONS IN
12345678910