Innovation capability configuration and its influence on the relationship between perceived innovation requirement and organizational performance
| Autor: | Ming Feng Su, Shao Hsi Chung, Der-Fa Chen, Kuo Chih Cheng |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Knowledge management
business.industry Product innovation Strategy and Management 05 social sciences Questionnaire Information technology Information quality 050201 accounting Organizational performance Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Computer Science Applications Control and Systems Engineering 0502 economics and business Mediation Information system Common-method variance business 050203 business & management Software |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management. 29:1316-1331 |
| ISSN: | 1741-038X |
| Popis: | Purpose When the management of an information technology (IT) manufacturing firm perceives a need for innovation due to any threat in the external environment, it will be prompted to use organizational resources to support innovation and improve organizational performance through the implementation of the innovation. The purpose of this paper is to explore whether an IT manufacturing firm’s budget slack, information quality of information system (IS), process innovation and product innovation would interact to collectively form an innovation capacity, which is termed “innovation capability configuration (ICC)”, and whether ICC mediates the relationship between perceived innovation requirement and organizational performance. Design/methodology/approach To answer these questions, a structural equation model was built and a questionnaire survey was conducted to collect data from research and development and production managers of IT manufacturing companies listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange and Over-The-Counter markets. Findings The results showed that budget slack, IS information quality, process innovation and product innovation are all significantly related to ICC, in which high-quality information and low level of budget slack are the key factors that underpin the innovation capacity. In addition, ICC has a full mediation effect, that is, perceived innovation requirement positively influences ICC, which, in turn, improves organizational performance. Research limitations/implications Because all items in a questionnaire were answered by a manager, the common method variance might exist in this study. In addition, the effective recovery rate of the questionnaire was not high due to which the non-response bias might occur. Following the research limitations, several future research recommendations are proposed. Practical implications This study offers managerial implications for the development of an IT manufacturing firm’s innovation strategy and structure to smooth the implementation of innovation in the severe environment. Originality/value The study is the first attempt to integrate the four elements clearly illustrating the ICC, which is a more complete innovation strategy, thus contributing to improve the past fragmental studies and clarify some controversial points existing in the extant innovation research. |
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