Firms are embedded in complex networks,where diverse ideas combine and generate new ideas.Shareholders of firms are of-ten seen as critical external resources that have significant influence on firm innovation.The cur...Firms are embedded in complex networks,where diverse ideas combine and generate new ideas.Shareholders of firms are of-ten seen as critical external resources that have significant influence on firm innovation.The current literature tends to focus on the rela-tionship between firms and their shareholders,while paying less attention to the connections between firms with the same shareholders.This article identifies two types of network spillover effects,intra-city network effect and inter-city network effect,by visualizing the co-ownership networks in China’s electric vehicle(EV)industry.We find that firms with the same shareholders,which are defined as co-owned EV firms,are more innovative than non-co-owned ones.Furthermore,there are two dominant types of firm co-ownership ties formed by corporate and financial institution shareholders.While corporate shareholders help exploiting local tacit knowledge,financial institutions are more active in bridging inter-city connections.The conclusion is confirmed at both firm and city levels.This paper theor-izes the firm co-ownership network as a new form of institutional proximity and tested the result empirically.For policy consideration,we have emphasized the importance of building formal or informal inter-firm network,and the government should further enhance the knowledge flow channel by institutional construction.展开更多
Knowledge spillover via collaboration is essential to innovation,with proximity being a vital factor.Nevertheless,little consensus has been achieved on which form of proximity is more critical for innovation.Instead o...Knowledge spillover via collaboration is essential to innovation,with proximity being a vital factor.Nevertheless,little consensus has been achieved on which form of proximity is more critical for innovation.Instead of reaching a definitive conclusion,we highlight the potential of addressing the argument through the lens of innovation heterogeneity.This work thus contributes to current literature by integrating two forms of innovation,radical and incremental,into the discourse of geographical and organizational proximity in knowledge spillover via collaboration.Utilizing a dataset of patents from China’s listed firms between 2001 and 2017,we first categorize radical and incremental innovation according to the characteristics of knowledge combination,encompassing the familiarity of combined knowledge and maturity of combination ways.We further investigate the heterogenous effects of intra-region and intra-group knowledge spillovers,linked to geographical and organizational proximity in collaboration,on radical and incremental innovation.Empirical findings demonstrate that innovation relies on knowledge spillover both within groups and within regions.Moreover,intra-region spillover is essential for fostering radical innovation,while intra-group spillover only facilitates incremental innovation.Our findings provide both theoretical and practical implications,suggesting that multilocational enterprises should enhance their collaborator selection to leverage diverse knowledge spillovers,thereby fostering radical and incremental innovation in distinct ways.展开更多
本文以Web of Science数据库的合著论文信息为基础构建江浙沪区域医学科研机构合作网络,采用计量分析与半结构化访谈相结合的方式从宏观和微观层面考察多维邻近性(地理邻近性、制度邻近性、社会邻近性、认知邻近性和文化邻近性)对该区...本文以Web of Science数据库的合著论文信息为基础构建江浙沪区域医学科研机构合作网络,采用计量分析与半结构化访谈相结合的方式从宏观和微观层面考察多维邻近性(地理邻近性、制度邻近性、社会邻近性、认知邻近性和文化邻近性)对该区域医学领域创新合作网络形成的影响,并进一步讨论了地理邻近性和非地理邻近性之间的交互效应(替代效应或互补效应)。综合定量与定性分析结果,研究发现:①地理邻近性、制度邻近性、社会邻近性和认知邻近性对该区域医学创新合作网络的形成有促进作用,而文化邻近性的作用不显著;②地理邻近性与制度邻近性之间存在替代效应;③地理邻近性与社会邻近性、认知邻近性之间均存在互补效应;④地理邻近性与文化邻近性之间不存在显著的交互效应。展开更多
基金Under the auspices of Natural Science Foundation of China(No.42122006,41971154)。
文摘Firms are embedded in complex networks,where diverse ideas combine and generate new ideas.Shareholders of firms are of-ten seen as critical external resources that have significant influence on firm innovation.The current literature tends to focus on the rela-tionship between firms and their shareholders,while paying less attention to the connections between firms with the same shareholders.This article identifies two types of network spillover effects,intra-city network effect and inter-city network effect,by visualizing the co-ownership networks in China’s electric vehicle(EV)industry.We find that firms with the same shareholders,which are defined as co-owned EV firms,are more innovative than non-co-owned ones.Furthermore,there are two dominant types of firm co-ownership ties formed by corporate and financial institution shareholders.While corporate shareholders help exploiting local tacit knowledge,financial institutions are more active in bridging inter-city connections.The conclusion is confirmed at both firm and city levels.This paper theor-izes the firm co-ownership network as a new form of institutional proximity and tested the result empirically.For policy consideration,we have emphasized the importance of building formal or informal inter-firm network,and the government should further enhance the knowledge flow channel by institutional construction.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.42122006,No.42471187。
文摘Knowledge spillover via collaboration is essential to innovation,with proximity being a vital factor.Nevertheless,little consensus has been achieved on which form of proximity is more critical for innovation.Instead of reaching a definitive conclusion,we highlight the potential of addressing the argument through the lens of innovation heterogeneity.This work thus contributes to current literature by integrating two forms of innovation,radical and incremental,into the discourse of geographical and organizational proximity in knowledge spillover via collaboration.Utilizing a dataset of patents from China’s listed firms between 2001 and 2017,we first categorize radical and incremental innovation according to the characteristics of knowledge combination,encompassing the familiarity of combined knowledge and maturity of combination ways.We further investigate the heterogenous effects of intra-region and intra-group knowledge spillovers,linked to geographical and organizational proximity in collaboration,on radical and incremental innovation.Empirical findings demonstrate that innovation relies on knowledge spillover both within groups and within regions.Moreover,intra-region spillover is essential for fostering radical innovation,while intra-group spillover only facilitates incremental innovation.Our findings provide both theoretical and practical implications,suggesting that multilocational enterprises should enhance their collaborator selection to leverage diverse knowledge spillovers,thereby fostering radical and incremental innovation in distinct ways.
文摘本文以Web of Science数据库的合著论文信息为基础构建江浙沪区域医学科研机构合作网络,采用计量分析与半结构化访谈相结合的方式从宏观和微观层面考察多维邻近性(地理邻近性、制度邻近性、社会邻近性、认知邻近性和文化邻近性)对该区域医学领域创新合作网络形成的影响,并进一步讨论了地理邻近性和非地理邻近性之间的交互效应(替代效应或互补效应)。综合定量与定性分析结果,研究发现:①地理邻近性、制度邻近性、社会邻近性和认知邻近性对该区域医学创新合作网络的形成有促进作用,而文化邻近性的作用不显著;②地理邻近性与制度邻近性之间存在替代效应;③地理邻近性与社会邻近性、认知邻近性之间均存在互补效应;④地理邻近性与文化邻近性之间不存在显著的交互效应。
