Macroeconomic uncertainty and the spatiotemporal evolution of innovation networks: evidence from China's urban technology supply chain

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 598-623
Author(s):  
Peizhen Jin ◽  
Hongyi Wu ◽  
Desheng Yin ◽  
Yupeng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Innovation Networks ◽  
Innovation Network ◽  
Spatiotemporal Evolution ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Node Importance ◽  
Macroeconomic Uncertainty ◽  
Negative Effect

PurposeBased on the perspective of technology supply chain, this study explores the effect of macroeconomic uncertainty regarding the spatiotemporal evolution of urban innovation networks to establish causality.Design/methodology/approachIt collects patent trading data for 283 cities in China (2005–2017) and employs the spatial econometric model to investigate the causal relationship.FindingsThe regional transfer of advanced technology in China is rising sharply, and the innovation network based on patent trading is typically high-density, multi-direction and wide-spreading. Further, macroeconomic uncertainty has a negative effect on the scale of innovation flows and the absorptive capacity in eastern cities. However, it has no significant impact on the innovation network characteristics in developed cities. In contrast, macroeconomic uncertainty is detrimental for the absorptive capacity and node importance in inland and undeveloped cities.Practical implicationsAs macroeconomic uncertainty increases, it is important to improve the quality of the urban innovation network with a better understanding of heterogeneity to promote further suitability innovation at the region-level.Originality/valueThis study highlights a clear and distinctive view that macroeconomic uncertainty not only directly affects the evolution of the urban innovation network but also indirectly affects the characteristics of other city nodes via the spatial spillover mechanism.

Absorptive capacity and network orchestration in innovation communities – promoting service innovation

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satu Nätti ◽  
Pia Hurmelinna-Laukkanen ◽  
Wesley J. Johnston
Keyword(s):  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Service Innovation ◽  
Innovation Networks ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Loosely Coupled ◽  
Firm Competition ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Traditional Sense

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to increase understanding of service innovation in networks. Especially the most loosely coupled forms of innovation networks, innovation communities, can be valuable in service innovation, but may not be manageable in the traditional sense. Rather, they may require orchestration characterized by discreet guidance that also accommodates the specific nature of services. Through informed orchestration, it is possible to deal with several contingencies, and influence the absorptive capacity at the network level to generate new service innovations. Design/methodology/approach – These issues are examined through literature review and a case study. Findings – The findings suggest that individual orchestration mechanisms may be more closely connected to certain contingencies than others, and that both orchestration mechanisms and contingency factors have a role in absorptive capacity development within service innovation networks. Research limitations/implications – While the case study approach limits the possibility to make wide generalizations, the in-depth insights provide valuable knowledge. Practical implications – There has been a shift from inter-firm competition towards competition between networks of organizations, increasing relevance of absorptive capacity at the network level. Originality/value – Despite the recent increase in service innovation literature, research on service innovation taking place in networks is scant. Knowledge on some aspects can be derived from more traditional notions on technological innovation, but both the distinctive features of services and central characteristics of innovation networks make it necessary to reconsider some of the established views. In particular, managing – or rather orchestrating – service innovation is still a challenging area.

Counterfeiting and piracy in supply chain management: theoretical studies

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fan Li ◽  
Zelong Yi
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Management Perspective ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Key Aspects

Purpose This paper aims to generate novel insights in supply chain management by reviewing studies related to counterfeiting and piracy issues with a particular emphasis on theoretical works. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review of more than 100 peer-reviewed academic papers is conducted. The authors first introduce the social acceptance of counterfeiting and piracy to explain the existence of these illegal products. After that, they focus on the negative effect of counterfeiting and piracy on supply chain management and society while mentioning their positive and normative effects carefully under certain circumstances. Findings People have been attempting to reveal the impacts of counterfeiting and piracy on customers, licit firms, industry sectors, governments and the society as a whole. The negative impacts of counterfeiting and piracy on legal firms and licit supply chains is examined thoroughly in the literature; however, benefits from counterfeiting and piracy are also pointed out. Additionally, researchers are interested in firms’ reactions toward this phenomenon. Based on heuristics from the above analysis, it is fruitful to conduct this research in a theme of supply chain management. Originality/value Most studies on counterfeiting and piracy are not from a supply chain management perspective and mainly focus on their effect on consumers or a single firm. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is one of few studies that incorporate the key aspects of counterfeiting and piracy into supply chain management and also highlight several important directions for future research in the sense of supply chain.

Decision model with quantification of buyer-supplier trust in advanced technology enterprises

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachary A. Collier ◽  
Ujjwal Guin ◽  
Joseph Sarkis ◽  
James H. Lambert
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Model Development ◽  
High Technology ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
Quantitative Model ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Supplier Relationship

PurposeIn the buyer-supplier relationship of a high-technology enterprise, the concepts of trust and risk are closely intertwined. Entering into a buyer-supplier relationship inherently involves a degree of risk, since there is always an opportunity for one of the parties to act opportunistically. Purchasing and supply managers play an important role in reducing the firm's risk profile, and must make decisions about whether or not to enter into, or remain in, a relationship with a supplier based on a subjective assessment of trust and risk.Design/methodology/approachIn this paper, the authors seek to explore how trust in the buyer-supplier relationship can be quantitatively modeled in the presence of risk. The authors develop a model of trust between a buyer and supplier as a risk-based decision, in which a buyer decides to place trust in a supplier, who may either act cooperatively or opportunistically. The authors use a case study of intellectual property (IP) piracy in the electronics industry to illustrate the conceptual discussion and model development.FindingsThe authors produce a generalizable model that can be used to aid in decision-making and risk analysis for potential supply-chain partnerships, and is both a theoretical and practical innovation. However, the model can benefit a variety of high-technology enterprises.Originality/valueWhile the topic of trust is widely discussed, few studies have attempted to derive a quantitative model to support trust-based decision making. This paper advanced the field of supply chain management by developing a model which relates risk and trust in the buyer-supplier relationship.

Leveraging interorganizational governance for bridging responses to supply chain disruptions: a polynomial regression analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua Liu ◽  
Shaobo Wei
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Polynomial Regression ◽  
Cultural Distance ◽  
Relational Governance ◽  
Supply Chain Disruptions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cultural Boundary ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Contractual Governance ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeDrawing on the transactional cost economics (TCE) perspective, we aim to investigate the effects of the balance and imbalance between contractual and relational governance on a firm's bridging responses to supply chain disruptions. By adopting the institutionally contingent perspective, we further examine the moderating effect of cultural distance on the relationship between governance mechanisms and bridging responses.Design/methodology/approachBased on data collected from 183 firms in China, we use polynomial regression and response surface analyses to test our research model.FindingsThe bridging responses increase along with an increasing balance level between contractual and relational governance and decrease along with an increasing imbalance level between contractual and relational governance. Moreover, the positive effect of balance between contractual and relational governance is strengthened by a large cultural distance. We also find that a large cultural distance amplifies the negative effect of the combination of high relational governance and low contractual governance yet weakens that of the combination of high contractual governance and low relational governance.Originality/valueOur study provides nuanced insights into the effects of the balance and imbalance between contractual and relational governance on bridging responses and into the cultural boundary conditions under which these effects vary.

Capabilities and skills to orchestrate innovation networks

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Taisson Toigo ◽  
Douglas Wegner ◽  
Silvio B. da Silva ◽  
Felipe de Mattos Zarpelon
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Innovation Networks ◽  
Interorganizational Relations ◽  
Innovation Network ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Central Actor ◽  
The Individual

Purpose This study aims to present a theoretical analysis on the capabilities (at the organizational) and skills (at the individual level) of the hub organization (orchestrator) in an innovation network. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted literature reviews on the orchestration of innovation networks; and networking capabilities. Findings This study presents a theoretical model and a research agenda. Originality/value In interorganizational relations, a central actor can stand out the role of intentionally creating, extracting and distributing value in the network, generating gains for all members. Literature recognizes this set of intentional and deliberate actions as the “orchestration” of resources in the network. Despite the increasing interest regarding the theme, the phases and specific capabilities for orchestration still lack further investigation.

The role of absorptive capacity within supply chain quality integration

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 805-820
Author(s):  
Ziad Alkalha ◽  
Iain Reid ◽  
Benjamin Dehe
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Process Quality ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Product And Process ◽  
Product And Process Quality

Purpose There is a consensus suggesting that the theoretical underpinning associated with supply chain quality management practices remain evolutionary to current thinking. Therefore, this study aims to explore how absorptive capacity (AC) supports supply chain quality integration (SCQI) by building product and process quality within a supply chain (SC). Design/methodology/approach A comparative case study of global pharmaceutical manufacturers in a developing market was undertaken. A two-round qualitative research method was designed to collect data through 54 semi-structured interviews with pharmaceutical managers and senior managers. Findings The results demonstrate that AC is essential to the development of SCQI because of its ability to use valuable strategic and operational knowledge, which is important when improving consistent internal product and process quality, along with establishing a robust SC design. The authors found that AC enables companies to design their quality and continuously improve their products and processes among their SC members. Research limitations/implications The authors acknowledge that these sets of findings are difficult to generalise to other sectors, however, the authors are confident that they can be extrapolated to other companies in the pharmaceutical industry. Practical implications The study develops a framework to support practitioners and decision makers to leverage their AC towards facilitating their SCQI practices. Originality/value This study explains the role of the AC process in relation to SCQI practices, in the context of the pharmaceutical SC. The study profiles the characteristics of dynamic capabilities to increase the companies’ competencies, processes and resources.

Supply network-enabled innovations. An analysis based on dependence and complementarity of capabilities

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 642-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Isabel Roldán Bravo ◽  
Antonia Ruiz Moreno ◽  
Francisco Javier Llorens-Montes
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Supply Network ◽  
Power Asymmetry ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Apply Regression Analysis ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Desorptive Capacity

Purpose This paper aims to seek to explain the influence of power asymmetry and the moderating role of an organization’s absorptive and desorptive capacity on enhancing supply chain competence from its orientation to open innovation with its supply network. Design/methodology/approach To perform this study, the authors use data collected from 262 European firms. They apply regression analysis to test the moderating role of an organization’s absorptive and desorptive capacity on enhancing its supply chain competence from its orientation to open innovation. Findings The results confirm both the influence of power asymmetry and absorptive capacity on obtaining benefits that derive from an organization’s orientation to open innovation. The results do not, however, support the moderating effect of an organization’s desorptive capacity. Subsequent analyses performed in the study show that organizations that achieve complementarity among their own absorptive capacity and the capacities of its supply network manage to obtain greater benefits from its orientation to open innovation. Originality/value This paper responds to the need to study innovation in the context of a supply network and respond to calls in the literature on open innovation and supply chain management for the need to study the moderating role of absorptive and desorptive capacity.

Innovation network trajectories: the role of time and history

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 342-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doina Olaru ◽  
Sharon Purchase
Keyword(s):  
Network Performance ◽  
Developmental Process ◽  
Developmental Trajectories ◽  
Innovation Networks ◽  
Innovation Network ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Over Time

Purpose – This article aims to describe patterns of change in innovation networks and to clarify the roles of time and history in shaping network trajectories. The authors test seven predictor variables and their interactions to examine their influences on network performance over time. Design/methodology/approach – A fuzzy simulation of innovation networks and investigations of different network types, using two classes of growth modeling techniques, help refine understanding of innovation as an interactive, developmental process. Findings – Innovation network trajectories are influenced by self-reinforcing, contradictory and damaging forces. History affects network trajectory development, particularly with regard to financial resource access. The temporal processes reveal three contrasting classes of developmental trajectories for innovation networks. Research limitations/implications – The study methodology can account for theoretically derived factors leading to innovation, in and across types of networks and for changes over time; it moves beyond a cross-sectional approach. Although the model structure is generic, the parameters are based on a radical innovation, so the findings may not transfer directly. Practical implications – Managers in innovation business networks can use the identified variables to improve network performance, by facilitating processes that inject financial capital and integrating heterogeneous skills that focus on a wider variety of skills that generate both exploratory and exploitative knowledge development. Originality/value – This article contributes to discourses on network trajectories through an analysis of processes that influence the growth and decline of innovation business network performance. An original methodology generates and analyzes dynamic longitudinal network data.

Risk management of manufacturing multinational corporations: the moderating effects of international asset dispersion and supply chain integration

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenjin Hu ◽  
Yongyi Shou ◽  
Mingu Kang ◽  
Youngwon Park
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
Supply Chain Risk Management ◽  
Manufacturing Strategy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Performance Effect ◽  
Negative Effect

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the contingencies of supply chain risk management (SCRM) in manufacturing multinational corporations (MNCs) by exploring the moderating role of international asset dispersion in the performance effect of SCRM, as well as the counteraction effect of supply chain integration (SCI). Design/methodology/approach Multi-country survey data from a sample of 378 responses collected by the sixth round International Manufacturing Strategy Survey were analyzed. Hierarchical regression analysis was conducted to test the proposed hypotheses. Findings The results demonstrate that SCRM improves the operational effectiveness of manufacturing MNCs but this performance effect is attenuated by international asset dispersion. Nevertheless, external integration can counteract the negative effect of international asset dispersion and ensure the efficacy of SCRM practices. Practical implications The results of this study provide suggestions for supply chain managers of manufacturing MNCs to better conduct SCRM practices under the condition of dispersed international assets. Besides, supply chain managers can leverage external integration to ensure the efficacy of SCRM practices. Originality/value Although there are plenty of studies on the relationship between SCRM and operational performance, prior findings are inconsistent. This study sheds light on the SCRM-operational performance relationship by considering how a manufacturing MNC’s international asset dispersion can influence the efficacy of SCRM practices and how SCI can attenuate the negative effect of international asset dispersion.

Open innovation, network embeddedness and incremental innovation capability

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (12) ◽  
pp. 2655-2680
Author(s):  
Shaojie Han ◽  
Yibo Lyu ◽  
Ruonan Ji ◽  
Yuqing Zhu ◽  
Jingqin Su ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Incremental Innovation ◽  
Innovation Network ◽  
Innovation Capability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Network Embeddedness ◽  
Structural Embeddedness ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThis study aims at developing a better understanding of the relationship between network embeddedness and incremental innovation capability and further examines the moderating effect of open innovation.Design/methodology/approachThis paper adopts hierarchical regressions to validate the theoretical model and collect the patent data of the top 54 firm patentees in the smartphone industry as empirical sample. Using patent citation network data, this paper estimates the relationship between open innovation, network embeddedness and incremental innovation capability.FindingsThis paper empirically shows that structural embeddedness exerts a negative effect on incremental innovation capability, while relational embeddedness is positively related to incremental innovation capability. And open innovation strengthens the relationship between network embeddedness and incremental innovation capability.Originality/valueThis paper shifts the focus of the determinants of incremental innovation capability from internal factors to the external network features by exploring the linkage between network embeddedness and incremental innovation capability. A counterintuitive conclusion is that structural embeddedness shows a negative effect on firm's incremental innovation capability. Furthermore, in contrast to most previous studies, which only focus on the direct effect of open innovation on the firm's incremental innovation capability, our study examines the moderating effect of open innovation on the relationships between network embeddedness and incremental innovation capability. At last, the results provide practical guidance for firms to occupy the beneficial network positions and adopt appropriate open innovation strategies to improve their incremental innovation capability.

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