Abstract:
Balancing exploitative innovation and exploratory innovation, i.e., innovation ambidexterity, is conducive to the survival, adaptation, and prosperity of firms, especiall...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
Balancing exploitative innovation and exploratory innovation, i.e., innovation ambidexterity, is conducive to the survival, adaptation, and prosperity of firms, especially high-tech small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). However, due to their liability of smallness, high-tech SMEs face greater challenges in achieving this balance. While many studies have examined the antecedents of innovation ambidexterity, they do not focus on high-tech SMEs, and the role of digitalization has received scant attention. Integrating the views of dynamic capability and organizational inertia, this study aims to offer novel insights into how digitalization affects the innovation ambidexterity of high-tech SMEs. Using the panel data of Chinese high-tech SMEs from 2010 to 2021, we find that as high-tech SMEs increase digitalization, their innovation ambidexterity first decreases, but then increases. Moreover, this U-shaped effect is found to be flattened by performance shortfall. These research findings offer critical implications for high-tech SMEs on their digital strategies and innovation management.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management ( Volume: 71)
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School of Management, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
Jiaojiao Qin is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in management science with the School of Management, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Her research interest includes digitalization, corporate innovation, and performance feedback. Her work has appeared in journals, such as Asia Pacific Journal of Management and International Small Business Journal.
Jiaojiao Qin is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in management science with the School of Management, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Her research interest includes digitalization, corporate innovation, and performance feedback. Her work has appeared in journals, such as Asia Pacific Journal of Management and International Small Business Journal.View more
School of Management, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
Jun Lin received the Ph.D. degree from the National University of Singapore, Singapore, and Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
He is currently the Head and Professor of the Department of Management Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China. His research interests include new product development, technological innovation, decision science, and supply chain management. His research has app...Show More
Jun Lin received the Ph.D. degree from the National University of Singapore, Singapore, and Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
He is currently the Head and Professor of the Department of Management Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China. His research interests include new product development, technological innovation, decision science, and supply chain management. His research has app...View more
Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Management, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Annapoornima M. Subramanian received the Ph.D. degree in management of technological innovation from the School of Business, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
She is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Management, National University of Singapore. Her research interests include how human capital and interorganizational collaborations affect innovation perfor...Show More
Annapoornima M. Subramanian received the Ph.D. degree in management of technological innovation from the School of Business, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
She is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Management, National University of Singapore. Her research interests include how human capital and interorganizational collaborations affect innovation perfor...View more
Contents School of Management, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
Jiaojiao Qin is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in management science with the School of Management, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Her research interest includes digitalization, corporate innovation, and performance feedback. Her work has appeared in journals, such as Asia Pacific Journal of Management and International Small Business Journal.
Jiaojiao Qin is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in management science with the School of Management, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Her research interest includes digitalization, corporate innovation, and performance feedback. Her work has appeared in journals, such as Asia Pacific Journal of Management and International Small Business Journal.View more
School of Management, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
Jun Lin received the Ph.D. degree from the National University of Singapore, Singapore, and Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
He is currently the Head and Professor of the Department of Management Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China. His research interests include new product development, technological innovation, decision science, and supply chain management. His research has appeared in journals, such as IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, European Journal of Operational Research, Tourism Management, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, International Small Business Journal, International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Production Research, and Journal of Business Research.
Jun Lin received the Ph.D. degree from the National University of Singapore, Singapore, and Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
He is currently the Head and Professor of the Department of Management Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China. His research interests include new product development, technological innovation, decision science, and supply chain management. His research has appeared in journals, such as IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, European Journal of Operational Research, Tourism Management, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, International Small Business Journal, International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Production Research, and Journal of Business Research.View more
Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Management, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Annapoornima M. Subramanian received the Ph.D. degree in management of technological innovation from the School of Business, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
She is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Management, National University of Singapore. Her research interests include how human capital and interorganizational collaborations affect innovation performance of firms. Her research has appeared in journals, such as IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Journal of Operations Management, Production & Operations Management, Research Policy, Journal of Business Venturing, Technovation, International Small Business Journal, Journal of Technology Transfer, Long Range Planning, Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, and Research-Technology Management.
Annapoornima M. Subramanian received the Ph.D. degree in management of technological innovation from the School of Business, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
She is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Management, National University of Singapore. Her research interests include how human capital and interorganizational collaborations affect innovation performance of firms. Her research has appeared in journals, such as IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Journal of Operations Management, Production & Operations Management, Research Policy, Journal of Business Venturing, Technovation, International Small Business Journal, Journal of Technology Transfer, Long Range Planning, Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, and Research-Technology Management.View more
