TY - JOUR
T1 - The positive effects of relationship learning and absorptive capacity on innovation performance and competitive advantage in industrial markets
AU - Chen, Yu Shan
AU - Lin, Ming Ji James
AU - Chang, Ching Hsun
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors are grateful for the funding of National Science Council in Taiwan for this study, and the project number of this study is NSC 94-2416-H-224-014.
PY - 2009/2
Y1 - 2009/2
N2 - This study utilized structural equations modeling (SEM) to explore the positive effects of relationship learning and absorptive capacity on competitive advantages of companies through their innovation performances in Taiwanese manufacturing industry. The results of this study showed that relationship learning and absorptive capacity positively influence upon innovation performances of companies, and further have positive effects on competitive advantages of companies. In addition, this study divided the sample into three groups by the levels of relationship learning and absorptive capacity and found that there was a significant difference of innovation performance among these three groups: 'Highly Capable Companies', 'Medially Capable Companies', and 'Lowly Capable Companies'. It is important for 'Lowly Capable Companies' to increase both of their relationship learning and absorptive capacity to enhance their innovation performances.
AB - This study utilized structural equations modeling (SEM) to explore the positive effects of relationship learning and absorptive capacity on competitive advantages of companies through their innovation performances in Taiwanese manufacturing industry. The results of this study showed that relationship learning and absorptive capacity positively influence upon innovation performances of companies, and further have positive effects on competitive advantages of companies. In addition, this study divided the sample into three groups by the levels of relationship learning and absorptive capacity and found that there was a significant difference of innovation performance among these three groups: 'Highly Capable Companies', 'Medially Capable Companies', and 'Lowly Capable Companies'. It is important for 'Lowly Capable Companies' to increase both of their relationship learning and absorptive capacity to enhance their innovation performances.
KW - Absorptive capacity
KW - Competitive advantage
KW - Innovation performance
KW - Relationship learning
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U2 - 10.1016/j.indmarman.2008.12.003
DO - 10.1016/j.indmarman.2008.12.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:61449238964
SN - 0019-8501
VL - 38
SP - 152
EP - 158
JO - Industrial Marketing Management
JF - Industrial Marketing Management
IS - 2
ER -
