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Cluster Network Relationship and Collaborative Innovation Performance: the Mediating Effect of Knowledge Acquisition Hou Guangwen， Xue Huifeng 2017, 38(4): 1-9.  Abstract ( 1248 )   Promoting knowledge acquisition through network relationship is an important means to improve the performance of collaborative innovation in industrial clusters. Base on the data gathered through a survey of 206 enterprises in manufacturer clusters, this empirical study examines the mediating effect of knowledge acquisition in the relationship of cluster network relationship and collaborative innovation performance of firms by the method of multiple regressions. The results show that all of the network strength, network quality, network power and the stability of the network in cluster network relationship have significant positive impacts on collaborative innovation performance of firms. Furthermore, knowledge acquisition completely mediates the relationship between anyone of the network strength, network quality and the stability of the network and collaborative innovation performance of firms. However, knowledge acquisition has an incomplete mediating effect in the relationship of network power and collaborative innovation performance of firms. Finally，some suggestions are put for to improve the performance of collaborative innovation in industrial clusters. Related Articles | Metrics

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Network embeddedness, innovation legitimacy and radical innovation resource acquisition Li Jinghua, Huang Jisheng 2017, 38(4): 10-18.  Abstract ( 1233 )   Innovation resource is important factor that affects the development of enterprise innovation. Embedded network is important channel to acquire innovation resource. In the context of institution constraints, the success of radical innovation depends largely on the legitimacy support. Based on the literature review, we developed an analytic framework on the relationship between network embeddedness, innovation legitimacy and resource acquisition. In this paper, we chose three representatives and employed a multiple-case study method, and the conclusions include: the structural, relational and cognitive network embeddedness have positive impact on innovation resource acquisition and innovation legitimacy; the pragmatic, moral, cognitive innovation legitimacy have positive impact on innovation resource acquisition, and the network embeddedness has positive impact on innovation resource acquisition by the mediating effect of innovation legitimacy. The research conclusion has important implication for Chinese enterprises in institutional transition to carry out innovation as well as building legitimacy successfully. Related Articles | Metrics

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The Influencing Mechanism of Openness on Innovation Performance of Cluster Firms: An Emperical Research on Three Industrial Clusters in Zhejiang Province Zheng Jianzhuang, Ye Zheng, Xu Yinjie 2017, 38(4): 19-27.  Abstract ( 1182 )   Based on the analysis of current literature, considering the characters of clusters, we construct a model of the influencing mechanism that firm's openness has on innovation performance with the network centrality and absorptive capacity as the moderating variables and the knowledge acquisition as the mediating variable. 116 firms in three industrial clusters in Zhejiang Province are selected as the research objects, and the regression analysis and other statistical methods are used for empirical validation.The result shows that, first, knowledge acquisition plays an intermediary role in the influence of openness on innovation performance, that is, the innovation performance of the cluster firms is influenced by the openness through knowledge acquisition.Second, the absorptive capacity plays a moderating role in different stages of the formation of innovation performance. The potential absorptive capacity is conducive to strengthening firms to obtain the knowledge from openness.The realized absorptive capacity plays a moderating role during the processes that knowledge abtained transform to innovation performance. Third, the higher the network centrality, the more significant the positive effect of the open width of the cluster firms to knowledge acquisition. The research result will help Chinese firms to promote open innovation policy options. Related Articles | Metrics

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Deconstruction of the industry-university-research institute technology transfer “black box” and efficiency evaluation Yu Yuanchun, Gu Xin, Chen Yijun 2017, 38(4): 28-37.  Abstract ( 1106 )   The traditional technical efficiency measurement regards the technology transfer system as a "black box", ignoring the analysis of the internal operation mechanism. This paper opens the "black box" and divides the industry-university-research institute (IUR) technology transfer procedure into two relational sub-processes including technological innovation and industrial value creation. Then this paper evaluates the IUR technology transfer efficiency of China's 30 provinces from 2010-2013, applying the tow-stage DEA model. The empirical results show that: the overall efficiency is low, and the technical innovation stage is the bottleneck of the overall technology transfer efficiency; the advantages in technology transfer of the different provinces and regions are various, so a unified platform should be built to full use of the respective advantages of the provinces and regions and make up for the weak sub. Related Articles | Metrics

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The Effects of Organizational Learning Processes Based on the Absorptive Capacity on Incremental Innovation and Radical Innovation 2017, 38(4): 38-45.  Abstract ( 1088 )   According to open innovation, absorptive capacity has become the critical variable that impacts technical innovation in the firm, but the sources of this effect has not yet been fully explored. Based on the process perspective, using hierarchical multiple regression method, 161 innovation-oriented firms in Guangdong were analyzed to examine the effects of three organizational learning processes based on absorptive capacity and their complementarities on enterprise technical innovation. The results show that, exploratory and exploitative learning based on absorptive capacity all have positive effects on incremental and radical innovation, but the transformative learning based on absorptive capacity actively promotes the incremental and radical innovation only through its complementarities with the other organizational learning processes. Related Articles | Metrics

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Absorbed Slack, Political Ties and R&D Investment—— Empirical Study of Listed Company in China 2017, 38(4): 46-53.  Abstract ( 1075 )   Research and development (R&D) is the key factor to the firm’s competitive advantages. Based on resource based theory, the paper studies the direct effect and moderate effect of between the absorbed slack, political ties strength and the R&D investment with the panel data of 233 listed companies from 2007 to 2011.After Cross-section Fixed Effects Tests, the paper finds that the absorbed slack has inverted U-shaped relationship with R&D investment and political ties strength has positive effect on R&D investment. Further, it finds that both the positive and negative effects of absorbed slack on R&D investment are more pronounced for list companies with stronger political ties. The paper extends the theoretical research of R&D investment, also it plays the practical value to Chinese firms’ tech-innovation. Related Articles | Metrics

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The research on the supply-side reform of China ports based on harbor-city separation Kuang Haibo，Deng Shunjiang，Jia Peng，Liu Tianshou，Tang Xia 2017, 38(4): 54-64.  Abstract ( 1052 )   The integrated harbour-city seriously hindered the development of port management and system reform, so the separation of harbour-city has become a key breakthrough to solve the reform problem of the supply side of the port. Structural reform of supply side is designed to adjust the economic structure and make the elements to achieve the optimal allocation. Combined with the reality of our ports and the successful experience of ports in the world, this paper put forward the new port development modes and operation mechanism for China's port development, namely the regional port mode and the operation mechanism of mixed ownership harbor based on the separation of ownership and management. Port enterprises can enhance the vitality and the level of competition through the supply side reform and participate in the global competition at a higher level ,a broader and a deeper level, in order to adapt to the development of the economic globalization and implementation of the national strategy of "One road and one belt". Related Articles | Metrics

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Venture Capital, Capital Account Open and Total Factor Productivity Chen Xin, Chen Demian, Xie Shengqiang 2017, 38(4): 65-75.  Abstract ( 1083 )   This paper investigates the impacts of venture capital investments (VCs) and capital account open on regional total factor productivity (TFP) using the non-parametric covariance matrix estimator on a region-level dataset from 2003 to 2012. Considering the heterogeneity of venture capitalists, we find that the impacts and its dynamics of foreign vs. state-owned vs. private VCs on regional TFP are heterogeneous. In particular, the foreign VCs can significantly boost regional TFP through promoting technological progress, the private VCs can significantly spur regional TFP by improving technical efficiency, while state-owned VCs has no significant impact on regional TFP. Although capital account open policies are significantly associated with high rates of regional TFP growth, it reduces the marginal efficiency of gross VCs on improving regional TFP. The structure and spatial allocation of national venture capital market should be optimized in the future. Related Articles | Metrics

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Transformational leadership, group voice climate and group performance: The moderating effect of innovation climate 2017, 38(4): 76-83.  Abstract ( 1303 )   Group-level voice behavior has received increasing attention in the study of voice behavior in recent years. However, very few studies have focused on group voice climate. Group voice climate is defined as shared beliefs about speaking up on voice behavior within work groups. Only one empirical study has found that supervisor undermining is significantly and negatively related to group voice climate. This study exams the effect of transformational leadership on group voice climate, the mediating role of group voice climate on the relationship between transformational leadership and group performance, and the moderating role of group innovation climate. Data were collected from 63 work group by the questionnaire survey. Results showed that transformational leadership has positive effect on group voice climate. Group voice climate mediates the relationship between group voice climate and group performance. Group innovation climate strengthens the relationship between transformational leadership and group voice climate. The study also showed that the interactional effect of transformational leadership and group voice climate on group performance is partially mediated by group voice climate. The study expands the voice behavior literature at the group level. Firstly, the study examines the positive leadership behavior promotes the formation of group voice climate, which provides the empirical evidence for the social information processing theory emphasizing the effect of leadership on group voice climate. Secondly, the study shows that group voice climate has great importance on group performance. Thirdly, the study explores the moderating role of group innovation climate, providing support that innovation climate and voice climate are closely related, which expands the study of innovation climate as well. Related Articles | Metrics

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esearch on the impact of customer / business participation in service recovery enterprise service innovation performance Xie Fenghua， Yang Qinxuan 2017, 38(4): 84-93.  Abstract ( 1181 )   This paper uses 263 firms' questionnaire survey to examine the influence of customer participation and enterprise participation on enterprise service innovation performance, and the mediating effect of knowledge transfer on the relationship. Empirical research finds that the dimension of enterprise engagement and enterprise investment have a significant positive effect on the enterprise service innovation performance, and the knowledge transfer is a part of the intermediary role. And customer participation dimension information sharing and mutual cooperation has no significant positive effect on Enterprise Service Innovation performance. Related Articles | Metrics

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Entrepreneurial failure, learning from the failure and the new venturing performance Wang Huafeng1, Li Shengxiao1, Dou Junsheng2 2017, 38(4): 94-103.  Abstract ( 1445 )   Abstract: Entrepreneurial failure is an important learning scenarios, even more than the value of information to business success. The perspective of entrepreneurship research often ignore the failure, separates the relationship between failure and success. To better understand the core issue: the experience of entrepreneurial failure would Contribute to future business success or not? A theoretical model was constructed, about entrepreneurial failure (EF), learning from the failure (LF) and new venture performance (NVP). And through empirical research on 147 valid samples, the following conclusions have been found. The relationship of EF, LF and NVP showed a non-linear and inverted U-shape relationship. Numbers and the extent of entrepreneurs’ previous failure(s) will be positively associated with the level of learning and the growth of their subsequent ventures, up until a threshold point where it will be negatively associated with both of them. LF has the significant positive impact on the NVP, and play the role of mediating effect between EF and NVP. The findings revealed, not all failures can be equivalently promote LF. Moderate failure is the best learning situation, and has the most learning value. Good at learning from failure is the key to business success. Related Articles | Metrics

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Converting Negative Appended Reviews and Online Customers’ Attitudinal Ambivalence Pan Xiaobo, Huang Weilai, Cai Shuqin 2017, 38(4): 104-112.  Abstract ( 956 )   The paper explores the effects of converting negative appended reviews on online customers’ attitudinal ambivalence, which is one of the patterns of the emerging appended reviews forms. It is found through an experiment and ANOVA that reviews with a converting negative appended review affect online customers in a negative way to increase the attitudinal ambivalence, which is more powerful than ordinary negative reviews. And they also mitigate the biased assimilation caused by attitudinal ambivalence difference, and as a result the resistance to the negative reviews derived from positive attitude is impaired. Related Articles | Metrics

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Policy Uncertainty and Cost of Debt- Based on China’s EPU Data 2017, 38(4): 113-122.  Abstract ( 1044 )   Current literature on different cost of debt across ownerships focuses policy burden and special connection between government and SOE as the primary reason. This paper uses policy uncertainty as a new angle to explain the differences between the costs of debts. Our study uses EPU data to measure the policy uncertainty level and fixed effect model to control both time and individual effects. Our result suggests policy uncertainty is a main contributor to different cost of debt between SOE and private firm, as policy uncertainty increases, the difference enlarges, and SOE have significantly lower cost than private firms. In addition, the development of financial market can narrow the gap. Our finding adds new angle and empirical evidence to study cost of debt and policy uncertainty. Related Articles | Metrics

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A Review of Microblogging Research: Information, Service and Network 2017, 38(4): 123-131.  Abstract ( 1128 )   This paper reviews 98 microblogging studies published in IS top journals and conference proceedings to assess existing theoretical foundations, methodological approaches, topic areas, and levels of analysis. The results show that: First, relevant theories in the disciplines of information systems, marketing, sociology, and psychology are combined together in microblogging research. Second, multiple methodological approaches such as case study, secondary data, content analysis, survey and mathematical modeling are adopted in microblogging research. Third, microblogging research can be classified into nine topic areas, including user behavior, word-of-mouth, information diffusion, organizational strategy, organizational performance, e-government, group decision and social computing, as well as system and tool. Finally, three levels of analysis in microblogging research are identified, they are information, service and network. Based on these analysis, this paper examines current status of microblogging research from the level of information and service in order to provide a comprehensive understanding of microblogging research. Opportunities for future research are also suggested. Related Articles | Metrics

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An evaluation of the performance for NSFC major research plans based on interdisciplinarity and object consistency Wang Xuefeng, Chen Yun, Wang Zhinan, Huang Ying, Ma Jing, Ren Huichao, Pang Jinhui 2017, 38(4): 132-144.  Abstract ( 1155 )   Major research plans (MRPs) funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) were proposed to integrate various programs from different scientific fields, academic thoughts and research levels, to promote interdisciplinary integration, improve research collaboration capabilities, and solve some cutting-edge and difficult scientific problems. Based on the literature data from Web of Science, this paper introduces the degree of interdisciplinarity and the consistency of research content to evaluate the performance of funded major research plans. It is concluded that: (1) MRPs generally promote the integration of interdisciplinary research and improve the ability of collaboration effectively, but various projects present distinctive degree of interdisciplinarity. MRPs led by department of mathematical sciences have higher integration, and led by department of management science comprise more disciplines than other departments; (2) Compared to the consistency of funding targets, the research contents obtained from scientific papers exist obvious discrepancy in different MRPs. The topics of these papers are related to the research objects, but are relatively poor in focusing degree. Overall, the interdisciplinary degree of MRPs is with great space to improve, and the consistency of research contents and objectives can be further raised. Related Articles | Metrics

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A research on Japan’s scientific evaluation system based on legislation 2017, 38(4): 145-153.  Abstract ( 1068 )    Japan’s science and technology level can be ranked among the most advanced countries in the world for a long time, and it is inseparable from its relatively perfect scientific research evaluation system. Japan has enacted special laws on science research evaluation and the evaluation laws at different levels have promoted the improvement of Japanese scientific research level effectively. This paper analyzes the background and content of the laws and regulations at different levels on scientific research evaluation in Japan and studies the mechanism of legislation promoting Japan’s scientific research level. The study finds out that, firstly, the Japanese science research evaluation laws cover a wide range of fields and the system is complete; secondly, the formation of evaluation culture brought by sufficient legal foundation is favorable to promoting the development of scientific research evaluation system; and thirdly, the complete legal system and evaluation culture widely supported in the society have ensure impartiality and fairness for the Japanese scientific research evaluation process.  Related Articles | Metrics

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Quantitative Analysis of Internet Development’s Influence on Major Project Performance Wang Changfeng， Liu Ximei 2017, 38(4): 154-160.  Abstract ( 1061 )   This paper constructs the internet resources index based on the number of IP addresses/1k people, domain name/1k people, website/1k people and International export Broadband /1k people, and also constructs the major project performance index based on the number of talented people and publications at home and abroad. First, combined with the major projects of National Science Foundation grants and the number of researchers, we construct a production function model of the major project performance based on Internet for the first time and use it to calculate contribution rate of internet resources index to major project performance index. Second, we evaluate the relationship between Internet resources index and major project performance index with GM (1, 2) model. Finally, we forecast the internet resources index with GM (1, 1) model. Therefore, we can have a more comprehensive understanding of the vital influence of the Internet’s emergence and development on major project performance’s development. Related Articles | Metrics