Dissertation
KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER, ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY, AND INTERFIRM RELATIONSHIPS: IMPLICATIONS FOR NEW PRODUCTS AND INNOVATION
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
01/2014
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/117217
Abstract
This dissertation investigated the topics of innovation and interfirm relationship. The first essay discusses the relationship between supplier and customer involvement on a firm's innovation outcomes at various new product development stages. We found that supplier and customer involvement have different impacts at various new product development stages. Further, the environment uncertainties have moderating effects on the relationships.
The second essay explores the relationship between universities' involvement on a firm's innovation outcomes. We used two different data sets to examine experimental tests. We found that universities' involvement positively affects a firm's innovation performance. Additionally, this relationship is moderated by a firm's absorptive capacity.
Finally, the third essay investigates the hidden aspects of network effects. We develop six different types of network configurations to examine the effects of six configurations on a firm's breakthrough innovation. We found that six configurations have different impact on a firm's breakthrough innovation. Further, a firm's absorptive capacity has positive moderating effect on the relationships. Overall, the three essays in this dissertation 1) provide a more refined view of the relationship between external involvement/networks and a firm's innovation outcomes, 2) explain internal and external contingency effects to influence the relationships, and 3) discuss the strategic behavior to set up marketing strategy for the firm.
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- Title
- KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER, ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY, AND INTERFIRM RELATIONSHIPS: IMPLICATIONS FOR NEW PRODUCTS AND INNOVATION
- Creators
- Hakil Moon
- Contributors
- Jean L. Johnson (Advisor)John B. Cullen (Committee Member)Babu John-Mariadoss (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Carson College of Business
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 122
- Identifiers
- 99900581536301842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation