The relationship among social capital, dynamic capabilities, and enterprise innovation

Abstract

Abstract: The importance of the relationship between social capital and enterprise innovation has been generally accepted; however the empirical research results on social capital and enterprise innovation are unable to provide the consistent support so far. At an angle of inner dynamic capability, through literature research and rationale combination, a theoretical model involving the relationship between social capital and enterprise innovation with dynamic capability as a mediative variable is built. Then with data collected from 166 enterprises in Guangdong Province, an empirical research is carried out. It is proved that social capital has an insignificant direct impact on enterprise innovation, but social capital could indirectly promote enterprise innovation by introducing dynamic capabilities as a mediative variable. Furthermore, the different dimensions of social capital indirectly impact enterprise innovation with varying degrees, in which business social capital has most indirect impact, following by institutional social capital, and technical social capital has the lowest impact.

Key words: social capital, dynamic capability, enterprise innovation

CLC Number:

F204
C931

Zeng Ping, Deng Tengzhi, Song Tiebo. The relationship among social capital, dynamic capabilities, and enterprise innovation[J]. Science Research Management, 2013, (4): 50-59.

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