The Effects of Geographic and Network Ties on Exploitative and Exploratory Product Innovation
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1105-1114 |
| Journal / Publication | Strategic Management Journal |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| Online published | 19 Mar 2014 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2015 |
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Abstract
Addressing the inconsistent findings in the literature, we first distinguish the type of innovation and study the relationship of industrial clusters with exploitative and exploratory product innovation. Furthermore, we study how focal cluster firms' network ties with their suppliers and buyers in their clusters might moderate these relationships. Our empirical study showed that, while cluster membership enhanced firms' exploitative product innovation, it hindered their exploratory product innovation. Moreover, the results showed that focal cluster firms' network ties with their suppliers and buyers in their clusters strengthened the effects of cluster membership on exploitative product innovation. They also showed that focal cluster firms' network ties with their buyers but not suppliers in their clusters reduced the negative effects of cluster membership on exploratory product innovation.
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- exploitative innovation, exploratory innovation, geographic proximity, industrial clusters, network ties
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The Effects of Geographic and Network Ties on Exploitative and Exploratory Product Innovation. / OZER, Muammer; ZHANG, Wen.
In: Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 36, No. 7, 07.2015, p. 1105-1114.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
