Ambidextrous Innovation Rhythm, Internal Entrainment and Firm Performance

Abstract

Abstract:

The existing researches of ambidextrous innovation focus mainly on "quantity" while ignoring the "temporal", meaning, ignoring the temporal relationship between exploratory innovation and exploitative innovation. Basing on the perspective of "rhythm" and "entrainment", this paper makes up the theoretical gap in the ambidextrous innovation field. Using the panel data from 89 China listed electronic companies, the results of FGSL indicate that:(1) there is a U-shaped relationship between the rhythm of exploratory innovation and firm performance, and this relationship is moderated by firm size;(2)there is an inverted U-shaped relationship between the internal entrainment of exploratory innovation and exploitative innovation and firm performance. Firms that carry out ambidextrous innovation should pay attention to the rhythm of exploratory innovation and exploitative innovation as well as the internal entrainment between them.

Key words: ambidextrous innovation rhythm, internal entrainment, performance

Cen Jie, Chen Litian. Ambidextrous Innovation Rhythm, Internal Entrainment and Firm Performance[J]. , 2019, 31(1): 101-112,146.

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