Strategic Management Journal· 2012Q1
How knowledge affects radical innovation: Knowledge base, market knowledge acquisition, and internal knowledge sharing
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Short summary
Firms with broad knowledge bases achieve radical innovation via internal knowledge sharing, while those with deep knowledge bases rely on external market knowledge acquisition.
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Key points
- Radical innovation outcomes depend on the interaction between knowledge base characteristics and knowledge integration mechanisms.
- A broad knowledge base favors radical innovation when coupled with internal knowledge sharing.
- A deep knowledge base favors radical innovation when coupled with market knowledge acquisition.
- Findings are based on survey data from high-technology companies in China.
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Abstract
Abstract This paper examines how existing knowledge base (i.e., knowledge breadth and depth) interacts with knowledge integration mechanisms (i.e., external market knowledge acquisition and internal knowledge sharing) to affect radical innovation. Survey data from high technology companies in China demonstrate that the effects of knowledge breadth and depth are contingent on market knowledge acquisition and knowledge sharing in opposite ways. In particular, a firm with a broad knowledge base is more likely to achieve radical innovation in the presence of internal knowledge sharing rather than market knowledge acquisition. In contrast, a firm with a deep knowledge base is more capable of developing radical innovation through market knowledge acquisition rather than internal knowledge sharing. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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