Network position and firm performance - the mediating role of innovation

被引：21
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作者：
Dolfsma, Wilfred [1 ]
van der Eijk, Rene [2 ]
机构：
[1] Loughborough Univ London, Glendonbrook Inst Enterprise Dev, Queen Elizabeth Olymp Pk,Waterden Rd, London E20 3BS, England
[2] RSM Erasmus Univ, Dept Technol & Operat Management, Rotterdam, Netherlands
来源：
TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT | 2017年 / 29卷 / 06期
关键词：
Innovation; firm strategies; network position; performance; RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL NETWORKS; CENTRALITY; KNOWLEDGE; TIES; DETERMINANTS; EMBEDDEDNESS; INDIVIDUALS;
D O I：
10.1080/09537325.2016.1216095
中图分类号：
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号：
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要：
Analysing a unique, domain-similar database including all horticulturalists in a major flower-producing country, this paper shows that a firm's central position in a network significantly improves its financial performance. The effect of strategic positioning in a network is in large part mediated through its enhanced innovativeness. Strategically positioning in a network of firms contributes more to firm performance, both directly as well as indirectly, than other strategic options a firm has available, such as seeking scale, seeking to diversify, pursuing cost advantages, or locating in a cluster.
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页码：556 / 568
页数：13
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