动态环境下组织冗余对企业探索的影响研究

科研管理 ›› 2014, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (2): 10-16.

动态环境下组织冗余对企业探索的影响研究

赵亚普¹, 张文红², 陈斯蕾²

1. 上海交通大学安泰经济与管理学院, 上海 200052;
2. 南京大学商学院, 江苏南京 210093

收稿日期:2012-03-19 修回日期:2013-03-19 出版日期:2014-02-25 发布日期:2014-03-10
作者简介:赵亚普（1986- ），男，河北石家庄人，上海交通大学安泰经济与管理学院博士研究生，研究方向：创新管理。
张文红（1975- ），女，江苏南京人，南京大学商学院副教授，研究方向：创新管理。
陈斯蕾（1988- ），女，安徽安庆人，南京大学商学院硕士研究生，研究方向：创新管理。
基金资助:
国家自然科学基金重点项目（71132006）：企业研发网络优化、技术创新能力演进及其相互促动机制的研究（2012-2016）；国家自然科学基金项目（71372026）：制造企业如何从服务创新中获取收益？基于创新获利理论的研究（2014-2017）；国家自然科学基金项目（71002024）：动态环境下多维跨界搜索对制造企业服务创新的影响研究（2011-2013）。

Impact of organizational slack on firm exploration in a dynamic environment

Zhao Yapu¹, Zhang Wenhong², Chen Silei²

1. Antai College of Economics & Management, Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai 200052, China;
2. School of Business, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, China

Received:2012-03-19 Revised:2013-03-19 Online:2014-02-25 Published:2014-03-10

摘要/Abstract

摘要： 以往学者往往关注组织冗余对企业绩效的最终影响，而对更为微观的企业探索的影响关注的较少。本文基于资源基础理论和惰性理论，以中国187个高科技制造企业为研究对象，检验了组织冗余与企业探索之间的关系。研究发现：（1）组织冗余对企业探索有显著的积极影响；（2）环境动态性对上述关系具有显著的负向调节作用。这一结果表明单一的理论视角难以全面解释组织冗余对企业探索的影响，将资源基础理论和惰性理论结合起来能增进我们对这一现象的理解。

关键词: 组织冗余, 企业探索, 资源基础理论, 惰性理论, 动态环境

Abstract: Scholars usually focus on the relationship between organizational slack and firm performance, but overlooks the influence offirm exploration. Based on resource-based view and organizational inertia perspective, this study examines the effect of organizational slack on firm exploration using 187 high-tech manufacturing firms from China. The results show that (1) the effect of organizational slack on firm exploration is positive; (2) the dynamic environment positively moderates the relationship between organizational slack and firm exploration. The findings indicate that single theory is insufficient to fully explicate their relationship. By integrating resource-based view and organizational inertia perspective, we could further understand the phenomenon.

Key words: organizational slack, firm exploration, resource-based view, organizational inertia perspective, dynamicenvironment

中图分类号:

F270.2

赵亚普, 张文红, 陈斯蕾. 动态环境下组织冗余对企业探索的影响研究[J]. 科研管理, 2014, 35(2): 10-16.

Zhao Yapu, Zhang Wenhong, Chen Silei. Impact of organizational slack on firm exploration in a dynamic environment[J]. Science Research Management, 2014, 35(2): 10-16.

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