协同创新网络的异质性对产品创新的作用机制研究

Collaborative Innovation Network is an important way for corporations to get heterogeneous resources. Although many scholars have paid attention to this problem, most of their researches mainly investigate in the structure, the strength and the density of the networks and how these parameters influence the outcome variables but ignore the content of the network, especially the heterogeneity part. How the heterogeneity of the network influence the product innovation is also not deeply discussed these existed researches. Because of all the facts above, our program mainly pay attention to the mechanism of how heterogeneity affecting the product innovation. Here are the five aspects contained in our research: First, the recognition of the main drivers of the heterogeneity of the network. Second, how the variety of the technology affect the product innovation when the core technical capabilities and the mediating role of knowledge sharing are taking into consideration. Third, what kind of influence will the geographic diversification partners bring to the product innovation when the variables such as dynamic capabilities, coupling strength, asymmetric status and system level regulation are working together in a reality world. Fourth, when the effects of collaboration experience, contract governance and trust regulator can not be put out of the model, how the partners heterogeneity influence the product innovation. Last, the method and the application of how the network heterogeneity select the collaborative innovation network partners. The innovations of our program are that we give a deeper theoretical explanation for the mechanism of how the network heterogeneity affect the collaborative innovation network and product innovation and that we put forward a new method to choose the partner and give the method to support the building of the collaborative innovation network.

协同创新网络是企业获取异质性资源以支持产品创新的重要渠道，虽然该问题已经引起许多学者的密切关注，但已有研究大多关注网络结构、强度以及密度对创新结果变量的影响，却忽略了网络内容，尤其是网络异质性问题，关于网络异质性对产品创新的影响研究更是缺乏深入的理论探索。基于此，本项目将重点研究协同创新网络的异质性对产品创新的作用机制问题，具体涵盖五个方面：①网络异质性界定与关键要素识别；②考虑核心技术能力和知识分享中介作用下的技术多样性对产品创新的影响；③考虑动态能力、联结强度、地位不对称与制度水平调节作用下的伙伴地理分散化对产品创新的影响；④考虑协作经验、契约治理与信任调节作用下的伙伴异质性对产品创新的影响；⑤考虑网络异质性的协同创新网络伙伴选择方法与应用。其创新之处体现在基于网络异质性对协同创新网络对产品创新的作用机制给出了进一步的理论解释；提出了伙伴选择新方法，为协同创新网络搭建提供方法支持。

协同创新网络是企业获取异质性资源以支持产品创新的重要渠道，虽然该问题已经引起许多学者的密切关注，但已有研究大多关注网络结构、强度以及密度对创新结果变量的影响，却忽略了网络内容，尤其是网络异质性问题，关于网络异质性对产品创新的影响研究更是缺乏深入的理论探索。基于此，本项目重点研究了协同创新网络的网络异质性对产品创新的作用机制问题，主要完成的研究工作包括以下方面：重新界定了网络异质性内涵，采用实证方法识别并提取了网络异质性的关键要素；采用实证方法验证了合作能力中介作用以及研发能力调节作用下的技术多样性对产品创新影响机制；采用实证方法验证了网络认知能力和知识整合能力调节作用以及网络联结强度调节作用下的地理分散性对产品创新影响机制；采用实证方法验证了信任调节作用以及正式契约和关系契约调节作用下的伙伴异质性对产品创新影响机制；提出了考虑网络异质性的协同创新网络伙伴选择方法。上述研究进展具有重要理论意义与实践价值：从理论意义而言，丰富了协同创新网络关于网络内容的研究，提高了组织间关系网络研究的针对性，补充了关于创新前置因素的研究，有助于打开协同网络与产品创新之间的“黑箱”，为进一步拓展研究奠定基础；网络异质性的度量以及基于异质性的网络伙伴选择新方法的提出，补充了网络异质性的定量研究内容，对于协同创新网络的构建提供了新的研究视角和方法支持。从实践价值而言，有助于企业明确如何获取并利用协同创新网络中的异质性资源，如何通过要素干预提高异质性资源对于产品创新的积极影响，如何合理选择合作伙伴并搭建协同创新网络，进而实现创新要素最大限度的整合，并提高产品创新绩效。