Industrial upgrading, exploitative innovations and explorative innovations

被引:49
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作者
Azadegan, Arash [1 ]
Wagner, Stephan M. [2 ]
机构
[1] New Mexico State Univ, Dept Management, Las Cruces, NM 88003 USA
[2] Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Dept Management Technol & Econ, Chair Logist Management, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
关键词
Industrial upgrading; Cumulative capabilities; Organizational learning; Innovation; TECHNOLOGICAL-INNOVATION; PRODUCT INNOVATION; DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; PRODUCTION NETWORKS; DEVELOPING-COUNTRY; TRADE-OFFS; MODEL; PERFORMANCE; FIRMS; OPERATIONS;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.11.007
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Industrial upgrading (IU), the stepwise development of manufacturing skills from simple to more complicated tasks, can be a highly effective approach for late entrants. IU relies on a sequential and paced approach to develop progressively more complicated industry-established practices. We explore the effects of IU on innovation performance. Using path analysis on a sample of 353 manufacturers, we show that firms can progress from lower rungs of manufacturing and design to higher rungs. Progression afforded through IU result in a positive association with exploitative innovations, which partially mediate the effect of IU on explorative innovations. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:54 / 65
页数:12
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