双重网络嵌入规模、双元创新与新创企业创新绩效的关系

Relationship Between Dual Network Embeddedness Size, Ambidextrous Innovation, and New Ventures Innovation Performance: Empirical Evidence from New Ventures Incubated in Makerspaces

摘要:

以往研究中关于双重网络嵌入的结论不一定适用于众创空间在孵新创企业情景，因此有必要研究在众创空间孵化情景下双重网络嵌入规模对新创企业创新绩效的影响。基于组织双元性理论，以中国珠三角地区178家众创空间在孵新创企业为样本，采用多元回归分析法研究新创企业的商业性网络嵌入规模和支持性网络嵌入规模对其创新绩效的影响，并运用逐步回归分析法检验探索性创新和利用性创新在其中发挥的中介效应。结果发现：商业性网络嵌入规模和支持性网络嵌入规模均与创新绩效存在显著倒“U”型关系，探索性创新和利用性创新均在其中起到显著中介作用，且探索性创新的中介效应大于利用性创新。因此，众创空间在孵新创企业要客观认识双重网络嵌入的利弊，适度控制双重网络嵌入规模，尽量在能力范围内进行网络嵌入；同时，众创空间可以为新创企业制定网络嵌入风险识别机制，及时提醒新创企业注意和警惕过度嵌入孵化网络可能带来的负面影响。

Abstract:

The findings from previous studies on dual network embeddedness may not fully apply to new ventures incubated in makerspaces. Therefore, it is essential to explore the impact of the size of dual network embeddedness on the innovation performance of these ventures within the makerspace incubation context. Based on the theory of Organizational Ambidexterity, this paper takes 178 new ventures incubated in makerspaces in the Pearl River Delta region in China as a sample, and the multiple regression analysis is adopted to examine the impacts of business network embeddedness size and supportive network embeddedness size on new ventures’ innovation performance. Also, the stepwise regression analysis is applied to test the mediating role of exploratory and exploitative innovations. The results find that both business network embeddedness size and supportive network embeddedness size have a significant inverted U-shaped relationship with innovation performance, in which exploratory innovation and exploitative innovation both play significant mediating roles. The mediating role of exploratory innovation is greater than that of exploitative innovation. Therefore, new ventures incubated in makerspaces should objectively recognize the pros and cons of dual network embeddedness, moderately control the size of dual network embeddedness, and maximize network embeddedness within one's capacity. Additionally, by building a network embeddedness risk identification mechanism for new ventures makerspaces can promptly remind these ventures to be vigilant against the negative impacts that may be led by over-embeddedness in incubation networks.