发明家网络中结构洞填充的影响因素研究

科研管理 ›› 2013, Vol. ›› Issue (7): 31-38,44.

发明家网络中结构洞填充的影响因素研究

孙笑明, 崔文田, 董劲威

西安交通大学管理学院, 陕西西安 710049

收稿日期:2011-09-07 修回日期:2012-04-10 出版日期:2013-07-27 发布日期:2013-07-23
作者简介:孙笑明(1982-),男(汉),辽宁大连人,西安交通大学管理学院博士研究生,研究方向为复杂组织网络与创新。
崔文田(1957-),男(汉),陕西米脂人,西安交通大学管理学院教授、博士生导师,研究方向为数理组织,复杂网络,创新网络,组合优化。
董劲威(1972-),男(汉),河南开封人,西安交通大学管理学院博士研究生,研究方向为创新网络。
基金资助:
国家自然基金项目"中国高新技术企业内部创新网络特征及其对创新绩效的作用机理"(编号:71072128,时间:2011-2013)、"基于DBT循环理论和并行工程的新产品开发过程优化研究"(编号:71001084,时间:2011-2013) 支持。

The influential factors of structural hole filling within inventor networks

Sun Xiaoming, Cui Wentian, Dong Jinwei

School of Management, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China

Received:2011-09-07 Revised:2012-04-10 Online:2013-07-27 Published:2013-07-23

摘要/Abstract

摘要： 企业内部发明家合作创新网络中的结构洞对提高发明家的创新绩效有着重要作用,这在西方个人主义文化中得到了广泛论证。而近来的研究表明,在中国的集体主义和儒家传统文化中,填充结构洞才能得到更高的绩效。在此背景下,基于13家中国高新技术企业的专利数据,研究了这些企业内部研发团队的网络结构(社会资本)差异和成员特征(人力资本)差异对结构洞填充的影响。研究发现,团队的网络中心性差异和地位差异均对结构洞的填充产生显著正向影响;团队的知识范围差异与结构洞填充之间存在倒U型关系。

关键词: 高新技术企业, 结构洞, 专利, Cox风险比例模型, 网络

Abstract: The high innovation performance of inventors could be largely attributed to the richness of structural holes within their collaborative networks. This argument has been widely confirmed in western culture featured by individualism. However, some recent research suggests that filling structural holes are much more beneficial to Chinese inventors embedded in a collective and Confucian culture. Based on the patent data of 13 Chinese high-tech enterprises, how the difference of network structures (social capital) and inventors’ characteristics (labor capital) affects the filling of structural holes between teams is studied. Results indicate that differences of team centrality and team status lead to a significant and positive effect on the filling of structural holes. Furthermore, the results also show that there is an inverted-U relationship between the scope difference of team knowledge and the filling of structural holes.

Key words: high-tech enterprise, structural hole, patent, Cox proportional hazard model, network

中图分类号:

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孙笑明, 崔文田, 董劲威. 发明家网络中结构洞填充的影响因素研究[J]. 科研管理, 2013, (7): 31-38,44.

Sun Xiaoming, Cui Wentian, Dong Jinwei. The influential factors of structural hole filling within inventor networks[J]. Science Research Management, 2013, (7): 31-38,44.

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