利用性创新对探索性创新的作用分析——技术景观复杂性的调节作用

管理评论 ›› 2020, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (9): 97-106,167.

利用性创新对探索性创新的作用分析——技术景观复杂性的调节作用

刘凤朝, 张淑慧, 马荣康

大连理工大学经济管理学院, 大连 116024

收稿日期:2017-10-11 出版日期:2020-09-28 发布日期:2020-09-30
通讯作者: 刘凤朝(通讯作者),大连理工大学经济管理学院教授,博士生导师,硕士
作者简介:张淑慧,大连理工大学经济管理学院博士研究生;马荣康,大连理工大学经济管理学院副教授,硕士生导师,博士。
基金资助:
国家自然科学基金项目（71473026；71673037；71602017）。

The Effect of Exploitative Innovation on Exploratory Innovation: The Moderating Influence of Technology Landscape Complexity

Liu Fengchao, Zhang Shuhui, Ma Rongkang

Faculty of Management and Economics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024

Received:2017-10-11 Online:2020-09-28 Published:2020-09-30

摘要/Abstract

摘要： 本文将利用性创新解构为重复式利用与渐近式利用两种类型，以技术景观复杂性作为调节变量，采用2006-2011年中国沪深A股市场上市的175家计算机、通信和其他电子设备制造企业为样本，对企业利用性创新与探索性创新之间的关系进行了实证研究。研究表明：（1）利用性创新与探索性创新呈现"对立"还是"协同"关系取决于企业利用性创新的方式，重复式利用会抑制探索性创新而渐进式利用会促进探索性创新。（2）引入技术景观复杂性后，实证结果表明，随着企业所处技术景观复杂性的提高，重复式利用对探索性创新的抑制作用会增强，而渐进式利用对探索性创新的促进作用也会进一步增强。该结论为企业如何通过利用来优化探索，实现互惠双元提供了决策参考。

关键词: 探索性创新, 利用性创新, 渐进式利用, 重复式利用, 技术景观复杂性

Abstract: This study makes a further investigation on the relationship between exploitative innovation and exploratory innovation by distinguishing between repetitive exploitation versus incremental exploitation and taking into account the moderating influence of technology landscape complexity. We test our arguments based on the panel data between 2006 and 2011 from 175 China's listed companies in computer, communications and other electronic equipment manufacturing industries. We find that:firstly, the relationship between exploitative innovation and exploratory innovation depends on the differences in the relative levels of efforts and attention devoted to repetitive exploitation and incremental exploitation. Repetitive exploitation will impede exploration while incremental exploitation will impel exploration. Secondly, the effect of repetitive exploitation and incremental exploitation on exploratory innovation will be also different when taking into account the moderating influence of technology landscape complexity. It is embodied that with the improvement of technology landscape complexity, the negative effect of repetitive exploitation and the positive effect of incremental exploitation on exploratory innovation will both enhance. This conclusion provides a decision-making reference for enterprises to build synergy between exploitation and exploration that enact reciprocal ambidexterity.

Key words: exploratory innovation, exploitative innovation, repetitive exploitation, incremental exploitation, technology landscape complexity

刘凤朝, 张淑慧, 马荣康. 利用性创新对探索性创新的作用分析——技术景观复杂性的调节作用[J]. 管理评论, 2020, 32(9): 97-106,167.

Liu Fengchao, Zhang Shuhui, Ma Rongkang. The Effect of Exploitative Innovation on Exploratory Innovation: The Moderating Influence of Technology Landscape Complexity[J]. Management Review, 2020, 32(9): 97-106,167.

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