Performance outcomes of interaction, balance, and alignment between exploration and exploitation in the technological innovation domain

Determining what factors influence firm performance constitutes an essential issue in both the management and the family firm research fields. This article, building on the resource-based view perspective, develops a mediation model that involves a unique intervening mechanism, namely, technological innovation efficiency (TI efficiency), with the potential to explain the inconsistencies found in prior work on the ways through which family involvement in management affects performance outcomes. Regression analyses utilizing a longitudinal sample of 1,118 Spanish private firms largely support the hypothesized mediating relationship, revealing that TI efficiency leads to richer firm performance in family firms with active family involvement in management. Overall, our findings help elucidate the black box of performance outcomes within family firms and make several contributions to theory and practice. JEL CLASSIFICATION L25; M12; O32

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EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION IN SCIENCE: THEIR IMPACT ON SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL OUTCOMES

International Journal of Innovation Management ◽

10.1142/s1363919615500176 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 19 (02) ◽

pp. 1550017 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

G. STEVEN MCMILLAN

Keyword(s):

Technological Innovation ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Research Effort ◽

Organisational Learning ◽

Exploration And Exploitation ◽

Strategic Renewal ◽

Managerial Implications ◽

Current Research Effort ◽

Seminal Article

Since March's 1991 seminal article, exploration and exploitation have been extensively studied in the areas of organisational learning, strategic renewal, and technological innovation [Li et al.(2008)]. However, much of the research has focused on exploration as science-based and exploitation as technology-based. This current research effort utilises a unique database to examine the phenomena only in the science arena. The results are that exploration efforts lead to science outcomes, and that both exploration and exploitation efforts have a positive impact on technological outcomes. The managerial implications of these findings are discussed.

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A Framework for Evaluating Relationship among Dynamic Capability, Technological Innovation Capabilities and Performance Outcomes

Journal of Economics Business and Management ◽

10.18178/joebm.2016.4.4.413 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 334-338

Author(s):

Li-Ren Yang ◽

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Shyh-Horng Sheu

Keyword(s):

Technological Innovation ◽

Performance Outcomes ◽

Dynamic Capability ◽

And Performance

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Quantifying Vocal Power: Correlation of Whole-Body Anaerobic Power to Vocal Function Measures

Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research ◽

10.1044/2020_jslhr-20-00110 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 63 (8) ◽

pp. 2597-2608

Author(s):

Emily N. Snell ◽

Laura W. Plexico ◽

Aurora J. Weaver ◽

Mary J. Sandage

Keyword(s):

Fundamental Frequency ◽

Forced Vital Capacity ◽

Vital Capacity ◽

Anaerobic Power ◽

Performance Outcomes ◽

Sound Level ◽

Whole Body ◽

Vocal Function ◽

Laryngeal Diadochokinesis ◽

High Sound

Purpose The purpose of this preliminary study was to identify a vocal task that could be used as a clinical indicator of the vocal aptitude or vocal fitness required for vocally demanding occupations in a manner similar to that of the anaerobic power tests commonly used in exercise science. Performance outcomes for vocal tasks that require rapid acceleration and high force production may be useful as an indirect indicator of muscle fiber complement and bioenergetic fitness of the larynx, an organ that is difficult to study directly. Method Sixteen women (age range: 19–24 years, M age = 22 years) were consented for participation and completed the following performance measures: forced vital capacity, three adapted vocal function tasks, and the horizontal sprint test. Results Using a within-participant correlational analyses, results indicated a positive relationship between the rate of the last second of a laryngeal diadochokinesis task that was produced at a high fundamental frequency/high sound level and anaerobic power. Forced vital capacity was not correlated with any of the vocal function tasks. Conclusions These preliminary results indicate that aspects of the laryngeal diadochokinesis task produced at a high fundamental frequency and high sound level may be useful as an ecologically valid measure of vocal power ability. Quantification of vocal power ability may be useful as a vocal fitness assessment or as an outcome measure for voice rehabilitation and habilitation for patients with vocally demanding jobs.

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Executive Functions and Clinical and Academic Outcomes in Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Students

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/2020_persp-19-00143 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (5) ◽

pp. 1221-1230

Author(s):

Jane Roitsch ◽

Kimberly A. Murphy ◽

Anastasia M. Raymer

Keyword(s):

Executive Function ◽

Academic Outcomes ◽

Graduate Program ◽

Performance Outcomes ◽

Future Research ◽

Speech Language Pathology ◽

Grade Point ◽

Praxis Ii ◽

Language Pathology ◽

Preliminary Study

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate executive function measures as they relate to clinical and academic performance outcomes of graduate speech-language pathology students. Method An observational design incorporating correlations and stepwise multiple regressions was used to determine the strength of the relationships between clinical outcomes that occurred at various time points throughout the graduate program (clinical coursework grades throughout the program and case study paper scores at the end of the program), academic outcomes (graduate grade point average and Praxis II exam in speech-language pathology scores), and executive function (EF) scores (EF assessment scores, self-reported EF scores). Participants were 37 students (36 women, M age = 24.1) in a master's degree program in speech-language pathology at a southeastern U.S. university during the 2017–2018 academic year. Results Findings of this preliminary study indicated that a limited number of objective EF scores and self-reported EF scores were related to clinical and academic outcomes of graduate speech-language pathology students. Conclusion As results of this preliminary study suggest that EF tests may be related to clinical and academic outcomes, future research can move to study the potential role of EF measures in the graduate admissions process in clinical graduate programs such as speech-language pathology.

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