scholarly journals Foreign and Domestic Collaboration, Product Innovation Novelty, and Firm Growth

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 652-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wan-Lin Hsieh ◽  
Panagiotis Ganotakis ◽  
Mario Kafouros ◽  
Chengqi Wang
Keyword(s):  
Product Innovation ◽  
Firm Growth ◽  
Innovation Novelty ◽  
Domestic Collaboration

THE EFFECTS OF KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS AND ALLIANCE PORTFOLIO DIVERSITY ON PRODUCT INNOVATION AND FIRM GROWTH

2020 ◽  
pp. 2150051
Author(s):  
LUIZ FERNANDO DE PARIS CALDAS ◽  
FABIO DE OLIVEIRA PAULA ◽  
JORGE FERREIRA DA SILVA
Keyword(s):  
Product Innovation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Firm Growth ◽  
Knowledge Spillovers ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Alliance Portfolio ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Interfirm Collaboration ◽  
Size Of Firms ◽  
Medium Firms

This study examines the extent to which the intra-industry knowledge spillover and a firm’s alliance portfolio diversity have an effect on product innovation performance and the growth of different size of firms. A model was proposed and empirically tested using structural equation modelling with Bayesian estimation. The data was extracted from the Colombian innovation survey EDIT from 2011 to 2016 and comprised a sample of 913 manufacturing firms. The results demonstrated that less-developed and resource-scarce settings, such as Colombia, foster interfirm collaboration regardless of their size. Nevertheless, even when considered the positive and significant effect of collaboration, spillovers are the most relevant external knowledge source in explaining the product innovation performance and growth of small and medium firms. The findings also showed that knowledge spillovers can be detrimental to the large firms’ outcomes, possibly associated with a weaker appropriability regime and the loss of knowledge derived from outgoing spillovers.

Customer involvement and NPD cost performance: the moderating role of product innovation novelty

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 711-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Li ◽  
Gang Li ◽  
Taiwen Feng ◽  
Jinpeng Xu
Keyword(s):  
Product Innovation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Cost Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Customer Involvement ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Innovation Novelty ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of product innovation novelty on the relationship between customer involvement and new product development (NPD) cost performance. Design/methodology/approach The authors use organizational information processing theory and adopt hierarchical regression and slope difference test to assess the relationships between constructs and test the hypotheses. Findings The authors evaluate the concept of product innovation novelty from the perspectives of suppliers and customers and infer that these two types of product innovation novelty exert a moderate effect on the relationship between customer involvement and NPD cost performance. First, product innovation novelty for customers strengthens the positive effects of customer involvement on the NPD cost performance. Second, product innovation novelty for suppliers weakens the positive impact of customer involvement on the NPD cost performance. The authors also find that the interaction between product innovation novelty for suppliers and product innovation novelty for customers weakens the positive impact of customer involvement on NPD cost performance. Originality/value The findings of this study explain the reasons for the controversies surrounding the impact of customer involvement on cost performance and discuss the role of product innovation novelty in customer involvement in NPD process. The results of this study can be used to establish whether customer involvement improves or weakens NPD cost performance and identify the role of product innovation novelty in NPD. The conclusions derived from this study can provide theoretical knowledge and managerial insights for both academicians and corporate professionals.

Collaboration, product innovation, and sales: an empirical study of Chinese firms

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Louis Troilo
Keyword(s):  
Firm Size ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Economic Effect ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Chinese Firms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Chinese Companies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Domestic Collaboration

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the role that collaborations, both foreign and domestic, play on product innovation, sales mix, and sales revenue for Chinese firms. Both statistical correlations and marginal (economic) effects of collaborations feature in the analysis. Design/methodology/approach – This study includes 2,700 Chinese firms across 15 industry sectors and 25 cities from a World Bank survey conducted in 2012; the data are stratified by firm size. Given the different types of dependent variables to be estimated, several methodologies are employed: logistic regression, Poisson regression, and ordinary least squares. The marginal effects of key variables are then calculated to demonstrate their economic impact. Findings – Regarding the likelihood of product innovation, collaboration with domestic (Chinese) companies is significant for Chinese micro, medium, and large enterprises. Being a foreign subsidiary is significant for the proportion of new products in the sales mix for small, medium, and large firms. Domestic collaboration can boost the sales of innovating small firms and innovating medium companies by nearly 113 and 140 percent, respectively. Originality/value – This study builds on the current literature by examining the impact of foreign vs domestic collaboration on Chinese firms, whereas most research examines foreign players only. It offers a more nuanced analysis by stratifying estimates according to firm size, and it goes beyond statistical significance to quantify the real economic effect of collaborations on Chinese companies.

scholarly journals Firm Growth as a Driver of Sustainable Product Innovation: Mediation and Moderation Analysis. Evidence from Manufacturing Firms

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2588
Author(s):  
Ana Labella-Fernández ◽  
M. Mar Serrano-Arcos ◽  
Belén Payán-Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Product Innovation ◽  
Firm Growth ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Environmental Practices ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Sustainable Product ◽  
The Impact

Facing worldwide environmental and social concerns, manufacturing firms are trying to adopt effective environmentally friendly actions to mitigate their environmental impacts. Although the existent literature has provided many insights about the drivers of sustainable product innovation, little is known about the impact of firm growth. Thus, we intend to contribute to this gap in the literature by examining the impact that firm growth can have on sustainable product innovation. To achieve this goal, the partial least square (PLS) modeling technique was used to analyze a dataset of 3250 manufacturing firms from 39 different countries. The results reveal that firm growth exerts a positive effect on sustainable product innovation and that the relationship is partially mediated by the adoption of environmental practices. The findings also indicate that managerial barriers lessen the effectiveness of the adoption of environmental practices in facilitating the development of sustainable product innovation, while improving labor conditions increases it. However, operational barriers do not exert a significant moderating effect between the adoption of environmental practices and sustainable product innovation. These results prompt interesting insights related to theory development in environmental management and sustainable product innovation research.

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