The impact of network ties strength and enterprises' learning capabilityon the technological innovation

Abstract

Abstract: As one of the important characteristics of network structure, there is still a controversy involving the impact of network ties strength on enterprises' technological innovation in the academic circles. By takes enterprise size and R&D investment as control variables, a theoretical model for the relationship among network ties strength, enterprises' learning capability, and technological innovation is proposed. The high-tech and private-tech enterprises in Guangdong Province are taken as samples, and an empirical study on the theoretical model is conducted. The results show that (1) both network ties strength and enterprise learning capability have a significantly positive impact on technological innovation. (2) Learning capability plays a role of incomplete intermediate variable between network ties strength and technological innovation. (3) These three variables do not have any significantly positive impact on each other in small-scale enterprises. The previous research is improved, and it also makes academic contributions to the related research on network and technological innovation.

Key words: network ties strength, enterprise learning capability, technological innovation

CLC Number:

F273.1

Xie Hongming, Zhang Xiarong, Cheng Cong, Chen Ying. The impact of network ties strength and enterprises' learning capabilityon the technological innovation[J]. Science Research Management, 2012, 33(2): 55-62.

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