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This study explores users’ continuance intention in online social networks by synthesizing Bhattacherjee’s IS continuance theory with flow theory, social capital theory, and the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) to consider the special hedonic, social and utilitarian factors in the online social network environment. The integrated model was empirically tested with 320 online...
Global Manufacturing Network provides an opportunity for firms in developing country or region to join in the system of international division of labor, conduct technological learning and realize strategic upgrading. But how is the firm embedded in the GMN to acquire network resources? The paper explored the relationship between relational embeddedness and structural embeddedness and firm performance...
Cooperative teaching can promote the students to obtain more accomplishments and higher inferential capability and some other better effect than individual study, but how to improve the effect of discussion in the small group seminar is an important question which many teachers are always confused. The paper argues that the teacher can construct a creative knowledge conflicting context to improve...
This study explores users' continuance intention in online social network by synthesizing Bhattacherjee's IS continuance theory as basis with flow theory, the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT), and social capital theory. The integrated model was empirically tested with 260 online social network users. The results indicate that all hypothesized paths are supported by our data...
The paper selected YOUNGOR Group as representation of latecomers in developing country to explore the technological upgrading path. By using case study methodology, the paper analyzed the relationships between technological innovation and enterprise upgrading among global apparel value chains which YOUNGOR embedded in,. The paper summed up YOUNGOR's technological upgrading path which is from OEM to...
Latecomer firms how to build the different interfirm network to match the different niche strategies to achieve better innovational performance is one of increasing concern topics both in practice and academics. The paper divides the niche into product niche and process niche, divides the technological innovation into product innovation and process innovation according to different competition positioning,...
Under the circumstance of economic globalization, interfirm network has been utilized as a channel to transfer knowledge by increasing number of enterprises. While what kind of network is needed to achieve effective knowledge transfer? This paper analyzed the influential factor about transfer knowledge in terms of supplier network from the structure and tie perspective. According to the empirical...
Using data from 18 Asia Pacific states, this research explores the key antecedents of air cargo flow of Asia Pacific at state level. The result indicates that logistics capabilities of a country, measured by Logistics Performance Index (LPI), is the most significant influencing factor, shadowing other three factors including GDP per capita, air freight cost and the connectivity.
The kind of interfirm network is considering the very important attribute affecting new product development. This paper construted the theory frame of the new product development influenced by the size and nodes type of interfirm network. The process of new product development of YOUNG Group is employed to conduct empirical analysis. The authors made the conclusions: The size and the type of nodes...
Interfirm network is the basis of getting sustainable competitive advantages over other industries by obtaining a variety of knowledge resources, and it is also the prerequisite and foundation of winning the growth and development of enterprises. In this paper, after recalling the theory of interfirm network and based on it, the author analyzes the different effects on firm's early growth and development...
This paper rather focuses on analyzing the impact of different network tie strengths on exploratory and exploitative innovation success. The case of Haitian Group is employed to explore and explain the relative propositions. Our key claim is that the benefits of each type of firm tie not only vary across each other but will be moderated by market uncertainty such that certain types of ties will matter...
The dynamic matching mechanism between different niche strategy and technological capability is explored from the evolving perspective from the case of CHINT Group, which is a firm in China. The niche strategy can be categorized two kinds of product niche and process niche according to the different competitive position. The technological capability can be divided into duplicative imitation, creative...
Most knowledge development efforts in intellectual capital and creative industries have focused on Western economies and companies. This study develops and tests empirically a theoretical model that focuses on how intellectual capital variables influence firm performance in developing countries under the conditions of knowledge economy. Based on the literature and in-depth interviews, the authors...
This study examines the role of different networks on the development of the firm through a case study. We type the development of firm according to technological capability. Specially, the technological capability can be divided into three stages including technology imitation, system integration and endogenous innovation from the evolving aspect. The network includes three types of social network,...
This paper explores that the influence of interfirm network ties on firm innovative performance is contingent on firmpsilas strategic orientation and environmental uncertainty. More specially, we argue that strong ties positively impact incremental innovation rather weak ties positively impact radical innovation. Weak ties are more effective for fostering radical innovation when the firm adopts prospector...
This paper challenges the classification approaches of service innovation which appear since the beginning of service innovation studies. The analysis aims to clarify the typology of service innovation, which helps to build the foundation of further research on service innovation. The approach in this paper is both theoretical and empirical. In the theoretical part we examine the different theories...
In China, the E-recruiting market has been developing very fast with intense competition. However, the extant literature has provided little insight into the enterprise recruiter’s brand choice of E-recruiting. Based on combination theory of brand credibility and brand choice in an E-recruiting context, this paper examines the influencing factors of enterprise recruiter’s conditional brand choice...
To the firms in developing country, the enhancement of technological capability is realized by the technology learning. And the firms are expected to attain the best learning results only if the mode of technology acquisition continuously matches the technological capability. According to the extent to firm’s R&D strength involvement, the mode of technology acquisition can be divided into three...
This study develops and tests a conceptual model that focuses on how managerial controllable variables influence the search strategy for technological innovation. Breadth and depth are two components of the openness of individual firm’s external search strategies. Based on the literature, the authors developed 10 research hypotheses and tested the hypotheses using the data collected from 112 manufacturing...
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