Research on the Relationship between Boundary-spanning Search and Corporate Responsible Innovation—The Mediating Effect of Flexible Routine Replication and the Moderating Effect of Knowledge Field Activity

Abstract

Abstract: This paper discusses the relationship among boundary-spanning search (BSS), flexible routine replication (FRR), corporate responsibility innovation (CRI) and knowledge field activity (KFA). According to resource-based theory and dynamic capability theory, with flexible routine replication as mediator and knowledge field activity as moderator, structural equation model is employed to explore the mechanism of how boundary-spanning search influences corporate responsible innovation. The study finds that, firstly, boundary-spanning search has a significant positive impact on the corporate responsible innovation. Secondly, flexible routine replication positively mediates the relationship between boundary-spanning search and corporate responsible innovation. Thirdly, knowledge field liveness (KFL) has a positive moderating effect on the relationship between boundary-spanning search and corporate responsibility innovation, while knowledge field openness (KFO) has an inverted U-shaped moderating effect on the relationship between boundary-spanning search and corporate responsibility innovation. This study enriches the quantitative research of responsible innovation and provides theoretical support and practical enlightenment for the implementation of corporate responsible innovation.

Key words: corporate responsible innovation, boundary-spanning search, flexible routine replication, knowledge field activity

Cao Xia, Zhang Lanting, Lv Dan. Research on the Relationship between Boundary-spanning Search and Corporate Responsible Innovation—The Mediating Effect of Flexible Routine Replication and the Moderating Effect of Knowledge Field Activity[J]. Management Review, 2024, 36(7): 142-154.

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