Purpose The purpose of this study is to enhance the comprehensive understanding roles resource investments, explicit contracts and three components guanxi (i.e. renqing , ganqing mianzi ) in asymmetric research development (R&D) partnerships. Treating dependence asymmetry as a multidimensional construct, examines moderating effects these elements on relationships between resources information opportunism. Design/methodology/approach was executed by issuing questionnaires R&D managers...

Purpose Previous studies examined the effect of inter-organizational collaboration relationships on organizational innovation. However, most focused configuration network from static perspective, and few influence structure stability an organization's exploratory innovation ego-network perspective. This study addresses this research gap by focusing its Design/methodology/approach The empirical setting is smartphone 2004 to 2017. We selected one-site schemes panel data patents Derwent...

R&D network structures have crucial impacts on firm's innovation performance. However, most previous studies been based the whole or ego perspective, few investigated influence of community structure that a firm is engaged in its performance, and it still unclear how relation to affect This research aims address this gap by focusing dynamics associations, empirically investigate relationship between associations Based unbalanced panel data smartphone during year 2004–2017, results...

Purpose This paper aims to propose the following questions: How does dynamic positioning influence organization’s innovation performance? Does knowledge base mediate relationship between them? Design/methodology/approach The empirical setting of this study is smartphone collaboration network from 2004 2017; authors selected one-site schemes and data patents Derwent Innovation Database. Furthermore, adopted negative binomial model with random effects test hypotheses. Findings regression...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence two dimensions relational risks, namely, opportunism behavior and interest conflict, on knowledge flow explore moderating effect network power among these untested relationships examine positive conflict. Design/methodology/approach This adopts survey data collected from 180 enterprises in China's high-technology industry examines relationship between flow. Findings research empirically shows that conflict significantly...

Though the significance of social capital is highlighted in earlier studies, findings impact on an organisation's innovation outputs are not definite. This study highlights conflicting results regarding role by separately examining exploratory and exploitative investigates influence mechanism depth introducing ego-network stability as a mediator. Furthermore, we argue that technological distance may moderate relationship between stability. The empirical setting based patent data smartphone...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to explore how the number structural holes influences possibility risk propagation in R&D networks; and second, investigate specific context tie strength common cognition moderate association between propagation. Design/methodology/approach This study focuses on influence under relationship cognitive dimension by drawing social capital theory. Risk sharing perception as mediating variables are employed proposed conceptual model....

Purpose Previous studies have addressed the importance of knowledge base and its effect on innovation outputs. However, few focused antecedents dynamic changes organizational base. This study aims to shed light change by examining how network centrality in an organization's collaboration impacts this moderating role cohesion. Design/methodology/approach The empirical setting is smartphone network. authors selected patent data from Derwent Innovation Database. A negative binomial model was...

Abstract Although extant research has highlighted the tangible benefits of bridging ties that interlink network communities, our understanding determinants a firm's propensity to form new is scarce. Drawing on behavioral theory firm, we conceptualize formation as consequence decision-makers' bounded rationality and verify effect performance feedback share ties. Additionally, contend decisions regarding forming in response are by CEOs' experience. We use longitudinal dataset Chinese publicly...

Purpose Previous research has analyzed the consequence of network stability; however, little is known about how partner type diversity influence stability in R&D network. Based on knowledge-based view and social theory, purpose this paper to unravel internal mechanisms between through mediating role knowledge recombination Design/methodology/approach The authors collected an unbalanced panel patent data set from information communication technology industry for period 1994–2016. Then,...

As the cascading failures of R&D network may lead to severe consequences, it is necessary propose a mitigation strategy keep safe. According previous research, we develop based on BBV generation algorithm and protecting some enterprises avoid failures, then explore effects under different values critical parameters through numerical simulation. The simulation results show that HP best, followed by KP RP strategy, parameter ζ μ are two related process network. This paper can provide useful...

Since cascading failure has negative and significant impact on R&D network, it is essential to research the characteristics of for keeping network safety. Firstly, paper introduces weighted scale-free model generate a network. Then we develop overloaded function restoration propose based three states nodes. Finally, simulates model. The results show that can be stopped when value tolerance parameter exceeds threshold value; declines with increase tunable parameter, which indicates nodes...

Purpose This paper aims to explore what factors influence the possibility of internal and external risk propagation in R&D networks investigate how government intervention moderates associations between influencing propagation. Design/methodology/approach The authors divided into directive facilitative adopted an empirical research approach this study. They collected 228 questionnaires from managers personnel participating projects Shanghai Jiangsu province through e-mail person. data...