网络嵌入与企业合作创新绩效——联盟信任的中介效应

Network Embeddedness and Enterprise Cooperation Innovation Performance——The mediating effect of alliance trust

摘要:

网络嵌入是企业增强合作创新绩效的关键环节。尽管以往研究表明,不同的网络嵌入程度显著影响企业绩效,但对于网络嵌入通过何种内在机制以及何种情况下更能影响企业合作创新绩效却知之甚少。本文基于207份中国新创企业的有效问卷,考察了网络嵌入对合作创新绩效的影响效果,并对联盟信任在网络嵌入和合作创新绩效中的中介作用以及伙伴互动特征(沟通交流和信息共享)对两者关系的调节效应进行实证分析。结果表明,在中国情境下,企业嵌入于社会网络中能够促进企业成长和提高合作创新绩效,联盟信任在网络嵌入和合作创新绩效中起部分中介作用,伙伴互动特征中的沟通交流在网络嵌入和合作创新绩效的关系中具有显著的正向调节作用。研究结论为中国的企业网络嵌入实践提供了新的管理启示。

Abstract:

Network embeddedness is regarded as the key factor in enhancing collaborative innovation performance. Although previous studies have shown that different levels of network embeddedness significantly affect performance, yet the effects of network embeddedness intrinsic mechanisms and under what circumstances can affect enterprise collaborative innovation performance are fairly limited. Based on the survey data of 207 Chinese start-ups, it examines the effect of network embeddedness on cooperative innovation performance, and mediates the role of alliance trust between network embeddedness and cooperative innovation performance and the moderating effect of partner interaction characteristics (communication and information sharing) through empirical analysis. The results show that: in Chinese context, enterprises embedded in social networks can promote enterprise growth as well as cooperative innovation performance. Alliance trust plays a partial intermediary role in network embeddedness and cooperative innovation performance. Communication in partner interaction characteristics has a significantly positive moderating effect in the relationship between network embeddedness and cooperative innovation performance. The research’s conclusions provide a new management enlightenment for China"s enterprise network embeddedness practice.