Absorptive capacity, co-creation, and innovation performance: A cross-country analysis of gazelle and nongazelle companies

Dahlin, Peter,1981-Mälardalens högskola,Industriell ekonomi och organisation,Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden (author)

Absorptive capacity, co-creation, and innovation performance : A cross-country analysis of gazelle and nongazelle companies

Validerad;2020;Nivå 2;2020-01-30 (johcin)
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of absorptive capacity (ACAP) and co-creation on innovation performance (INN).Design/methodology/approachThe authors use survey data from Swedish and Norwegian companies (n=1,102) and establish a cross-national equivalence between Sweden and Norway.FindingsThe subsequent structural model revealed interesting differences. For Sweden, co-creation fully mediates the effect of ACAP on INN, whereas for Norway, ACAP has a direct effect on INN with no mediation. Subsequent regressions including control variables showed that the structural model is reasonably robust. The authors conclude that, despite the many common national features conducive to innovation between these two countries, sufficient differences remain to create substantial variation in the innovation processes.Originality/valueThe study presents a second-order model of ACAP that permits a unique test of cross-country differences.

Moilanen, MikkoUniversity of Tromso, Tromso, Norway (author)
Østbye, Stein EirikUniversity of Tromso, Tromso, Norway (author)
Pesämaa, Ossi,1970-Luleå tekniska universitet,Industriell Ekonomi,Luleå University of Technology, Sweden(Swepub:mdh)opa01 (author)
Mälardalens högskolaIndustriell ekonomi och organisation (creator_code:org_t)

In:Baltic Journal of Management: Emerald Group Publishing Limited15:1, s. 81-981746-52651746-5273

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