Network Capability, Innovation Strategy, and Innovation Performance

He Jianhong; Bai Yusong; Zhang Shiyun

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Network Capability, Innovation Strategy, and Innovation Performance

He Jianhong, Bai Yusong, Zhang Shiyun

Published in American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Business (Volume 2, Issue 3)

Received: 7 September 2016 Accepted: 28 October 2016 Published: 25 November 2016

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Abstract

Based on a literature review, this paper classifies network capability into network vision capability, network constructing capability, and network management capability and constructs a model with explorative innovation and exploitative innovation being the mediating variables to analyze the influence of the three dimensions of network capabilities on innovation performance. We obtain 257 effective samples through questionnaire and verify every influencing path. Our findings show that the three dimensions of network capability have a positive effect on innovation performance, clear innovation strategy helps to improve innovation performance, different network capability structures result in different innovation strategy forms, and false innovation strategy forms weaken the effect of network capability on innovation performance.

Published in	American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Business (Volume 2, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajtab.20160203.11
Page(s)	13-19
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Analysis Network Capability, Explorative Innovation, Exploitative Innovation, Innovation Performance

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He Jianhong; Bai Yusong; Zhang Shiyun. Network Capability, Innovation Strategy, and Innovation Performance. Am. J. Theor. Appl. Bus. 2016, 2(3), 13-19. doi: 10.11648/j.ajtab.20160203.11

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He Jianhong, Bai Yusong, Zhang Shiyun. Network Capability, Innovation Strategy, and Innovation Performance. Am J Theor Appl Bus. 2016;2(3):13-19. doi: 10.11648/j.ajtab.20160203.11

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He Jianhong

School of Economics and Management, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing, P.R.China
Bai Yusong

School of Economics and Management, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing, P.R.China
Zhang Shiyun

School of Economics and Management, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing, P.R.China

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He Jianhong; Bai Yusong; Zhang Shiyun. Network Capability, Innovation Strategy, and Innovation Performance. Am. J. Theor. Appl. Bus. 2016, 2(3), 13-19. doi: 10.11648/j.ajtab.20160203.11

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He Jianhong, Bai Yusong, Zhang Shiyun. Network Capability, Innovation Strategy, and Innovation Performance. Am J Theor Appl Bus. 2016;2(3):13-19. doi: 10.11648/j.ajtab.20160203.11

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