The effects of external knowledge source heterogeneity on enterprise process and product innovation performance.

ABSTRACT: As a global manufacturing centre, China is transitioning from a 'Made in China' to 'Create in China' perspective. An ever-increasing number of companies are developing new competitive advantages and improving their innovation levels by acquiring external knowledge. Yet, studies rarely discuss the influence of various sources of knowledge on process and product innovation performance in China's manufacturing enterprises. Based on the Pavitt industry classification, we use a bivariate Probit model to investigate the influence of external knowledge sources on innovation performance, and test it by using Enterprise Survey data for China, published by the World Bank in 2013. Our empirical analysis indicates that external sources of knowledge, with the exception of suppliers, have a significantl

SUBMITTER: Si Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7292382 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature