A study of the system coupling effect of enterprise innovation activities

Abstract

Abstract: Innovation performance is influenced by a variety of innovation activities. Scientific arrangement of innovation activities makes it effective to produce system effects, which becomes the key to improve the efficiency of innovation. However, existing research shows that the important role of collaboration with the validation of innovation activities is more based on the independence of different innovation activities and their linear structural relationship, and does not reveal the synergy of "1+1>2" very well. This paper puts forward the coupling effect of enterprise innovation system, starting from the integral structure of the close connection between the management innovation system and the technological innovation system, and carrying out theoretical revealing and empirical research on the synergy of enterprise innovation activities.
First of all, the theory from the perspective of system coupling explains the synergy of enterprise innovation activities, and describes it as the systematic innovation management process of management innovation system and technological innovation system through the interaction form of complementary advantages, interdependence, free operation and mutual integration, so as to improve the innovation efficiency of enterprises. Then, the mechanism of system coupling effect of enterprise innovation activities is deduced, and five theoretical hypotheses containing direct effect, indirect effect and regulation effect are put forward. Thus, the theoretical model is constructed, which takes the coupling degree of the innovation system as the explanatory variable, the innovation efficiency as the interpreted variable, the dynamic ability as the mediator, and the environmental uncertainty as the moderator. Finally, using the research data of 236 Chinese new energy automobile enterprises, the empirical test is carried out by using the Partial Least Squares -Structural equation modeling (PLM-SEM).
Through the above research work, the following conclusions are obtained: (1) innovation system coupling has a significant direct effect on innovation efficiency, so that it′s the key measure of enterprise efficient innovation; (2) innovation system coupling can indirectly promote innovation efficiency through dynamic capability, and in this process, the three dimensions of dynamic ability - perception, integration and reconstruction ability, almost play an equally important role, indicating that innovation system coupling is an important path for enterprises to make systematic response to changes in the external environment and balance to promote high-order capability; (3) Environmental uncertainty plays a regulatory role in the relationship between innovation system coupling and dynamic capability, that is, the higher the degree of environmental uncertainty, the more significant the impact of enterprise system innovation coupling on dynamic capabilities.
This study deepens the analysis of the synergy relationship of enterprise innovation activities, and uses the system coupling perspective to advance it from "combination effect" to "system effect" research. At the same time, the empirical research on the synergy of enterprise innovation activities is supplemented, which enriches the relevant role path and mechanism.
This study is also of practical significance for enterprises to improve innovation efficiency. The following revelations are mainly formed. Firstly, enterprises need to pay attention to the coupling between management innovation and technological innovation, in order to systematically think about the layout of innovative activities. Secondly, enterprises need to play a synergistic role in innovation activities, to actively cultivate dynamic capabilities. Thirdly, enterprises need to pay attention to the impact of environmental uncertainty, adjust and optimize innovation strategies in a timely manner, and choose innovative system coupling models to meet the needs of enterprise development.

Key words: system coupling effect, enterprise innovation system, dynamic ability, environmental uncertainty

Shi Xiu, Hou Guangming, Jing Rui, Wang Junpeng. A study of the system coupling effect of enterprise innovation activities[J]. Science Research Management, 2021, 42(9): 52-60.

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