摘要
在数字经济背景下,跨界创新成为企业新的创新范式。跨界整合对于企业顺利实施跨界创新战略极为关键。现有研究关注跨界整合产生的影响,但对于企业如何在跨界整合过程中通过调整组织结构与惯例影响创新绩效的机制探讨不足。基于价值网络视角,以358家企业为研究对象,采用层次回归分析方法检验跨界整合对企业创新绩效的影响机制以及组织柔性的中介作用。研究发现:①跨界资源价值识取与跨界资源价值配用作为跨界整合的两个维度对企业创新绩效具有显著正向影响;②组织结构柔性和惯例更新在跨界整合与创新绩效之间发挥显著中介作用。厘清跨界整合不同维度对创新绩效的作用,验证“跨界整合—组织柔性—创新绩效”影响路径,可深化既有理论对跨界整合作用的认知,对于企业跨界创新战略实施具有重要指导意义。
The Chinese government has resolved to promote the upgrading of the manufacturing industry and the development of emerging industries.In the new round of technological revolution,cross-boundary innovation is particularly important in developing industrial Internet and cultivating emerging industrial clusters.Through cross-boundary innovation,diversified and personalized products are created,and service platforms,such as IKEA,the Qin Chuangyuan platform,etc.,have been designed by enterprises to meet the fast-paced and fragmented demand of consumers.Plenty of firms choose to cross the boundaries of existing professional fields for value integration.However,due to the lack of cross-boundary integration ability,it is very likely to counter failure in innovation.Firms should deal with the challenges of how to integrate new technologies or the value of resources and how to influence innovation performance through organizational adjustments.From the perspectives of value network,cross-boundary innovation theory and synergistic effect theory,this study detects the influence of resource value integration across technological and organizational boundaries on enterprise innovation performance,and sheds light on the specific path on how organizational flexibility mediates the effect of cross-boundary integration,with the aim of providing advice for Chinese enterprises to promote their innovative performance via cross-boundary innovation.Firstly,this study discusses and proposes a theoretical framework of"cross-boundary integration—organizational flexibility—enterprise innovation performance".After combing through the present literature,this study establishes a conceptual model and puts forward eight research hypotheses.Secondly,with the investigation of several firms and screening data one by one,the study modifies the original scales.A sample of 358 firms are obtained.It then uses SPSS and AMOS to conduct regression analysis tests on these eight hypotheses.On the basis of cross-boundary innovation theory and synergy theory,the study clarifies the mechanism of cross-boundary integration on enterprise innovation performance from two aspects,i.e.,cross-boundary resource value recognition and allocation.Specifically,with cross-boundary integration as an independent variable,the relationship between distinct aspects of cross-boundary integration and firms innovation performance has been tested,respectively;meanwhile,the moderating effect of organizational flexibility has also been detected in this study by separately adding two variables,i.e.,structural flexibility and routine updating,into the regression model.The results indicate that(1)cross-boundary resource value recognition has a positive effect on firms innovation performance,and the same effect has also been observed between cross-boundary resource value allocation and firms innovation performance;(2)both structural flexibility and routine updating have a positive effect on firms innovation performance;(3)structural flexibility has a significantly mediating role in the relationship between cross-boundary integration and firms innovation performance;(4)routine updating also plays a mediating role in the relationship between cross-boundary integration and firms innovation performance.Thirdly,on the basis of the regression results of the model,this paper provides firms with some suggestions on how to cultivate cross-boundary capabilities and take advantage of the effects of cross-boundary integration.This paper discusses the relationship and mechanism between cross-boundary integration and innovation performance,unveils the black box of how cross-boundary integration influences firms′enterprise innovation performance.The study enriches the research perspectives of cross-boundary innovation theory,synergy effect theory,and value networks.In practice,it provides a theoretical basis for enterprises to pay attention to organizational structure reform and routine updates,and the managerial implications for enterprises to formulate cross-boundary innovation strategies include two aspects.Enterprises should attach importance to identifying and allocating resources in the value network through different paths,and fully leverage their positive impact on innovation performance.It is also essential for them to have a correct understanding of the impact path of structural flexibility and customary updates on cross-border integration and innovation performance,adjust organizational structure,and update organizational practices in a timely manner.
作者
向希尧
朱孟琪
杨怡乐
Xiang Xiyao;Zhu Mengqi;Yang Yile(School of Economic and Management,Xi′an University of Technology,Xi′an 710054,China)
出处
《科技进步与对策》
CSSCI
北大核心
2024年第16期128-138,共11页
Science & Technology Progress and Policy
基金
国家自然科学基金面上项目(71972154)
国家自然科学基金项目(71972153)
陕西省教育厅哲学社会科学重点研究基地项目(20JZ073)
陕西省创新能力支撑计划(软科学研究计划一般项目)(2022KRM010)。
关键词
价值网络
跨界整合
结构柔性
惯例更新
创新绩效
Value Network
Cross-boundary Integration
Organizational Structural Flexibility
Organizational Routine Updating
Innovation Performance
作者简介
向希尧(1981-),男,湖南津市人,博士,西安理工大学经济与管理学院教授、硕士生导师,研究方向为技术创新与知识网络;朱孟琪(1998-),女,陕西西安人,西安理工大学经济与管理学院硕士研究生,研究方向为跨界创新和技术网络;杨怡乐(1998-),女,陕西咸阳人,西安理工大学经济与管理学院硕士研究生,研究方向为跨界创新和价值网络。
