Influence research of multi-dimensional tech-innovation behavior on tech-innovation performance
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to investigate the research on the influence of tech-innovation behavior on tech-innovation performance for Chinese manufacturing enterprises. Environmental performance has been taken into consideration with the green manufacturing and sustainability philosophy being a hotspot.
Design/methodology/approach
To verify the hypotheses and assumptions, a questionnaire was designed and a semi-structured interview was conducted for data collection. In addition, structural equation modeling (SEM) is applied to verify the influence model through assessing the fitting indexes based on the 317 questionnaire responses in the form of Likert-type scale.
Findings
Tech-innovation behavior and activity from direction, mode and investment behavior dimensions show their different positive influences on tech-innovation performance. This paper has creatively taken environmental tech-innovation performance into consideration, as well as economic performance. This investigation has provided the interpretation for each individual enterprise from three dimensions when conducting tech-innovation activity.
Research limitations/implications
Tech-innovation behavior, which has been a subject of extended discussion during recent decades, is the effective activity or action for tech-innovation. However, there have not been any studies on the environmental performance influence study, as well as the economic performance from these three dimensions and framework.
Practical implications
As this paper discusses the tech-innovation performance influence study from three dimensions, individual enterprises can choose the corresponding action for the proper tech-innovation path, especially for small- and medium-sized enterprises.
Originality/value
This study helps managers recognize tech-innovation activities for better tech-innovation performance based on the empirical study.
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Acknowledgements
The authors appreciate anonymous references for their remarkable comments, and enormous support by the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (SRFDP) with the contract number 20130191110045.
Citation
Zhou, F.-l., Wang, X., Lin, Y., He, Y.-d. and Wu, N. (2016), "Influence research of multi-dimensional tech-innovation behavior on tech-innovation performance", International Journal of Innovation Science, Vol. 8 No. 2, pp. 148-160. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJIS-06-2016-010
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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