Impact of technological innovation network position on network routines:taking inter-organizational trust as a mediative variable

Abstract

Abstract: Even though network routines are considered to be the core elements to maintain and coordinate the technological innovation network, currently, there are few studies on this subject. The discrepancy impacts of different-typed network positions and inter-organizational trusts in the technological innovation network on network routines are focused, theoretical hypotheses are proposed on the basis of the related literatures; and with the help of SPSS17.0, an empirical test is conducted by surveying on technological innovation networks in Xi’an High-tech Park. The results show that both network position and inter-organizational trust is significantly positive correlated with network routines, and cognition-based trust acts as a partial mediator between network position and network routines. However, there is an insignificant relationship between structural hole and emotion-based trust, and only the cognitive-based trust has a partial mediative effect on the relationship between structural holes and network routines. The results are helpful to further explore the factors influencing the formation of network routines, and are of great importance to understand innovation cooperating behaviors of firms in-depth.

Key words: technological innovation network, network position, network routine, inter-organizational trust

CLC Number:

F273.1

Dang Xinghua, Sun Yonglei. Impact of technological innovation network position on network routines:taking inter-organizational trust as a mediative variable[J]. Science Research Management, 2013, (4): 1-8.

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