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This article explores the moderating effects of in-house formal R&D and industrial environment turbulence on the relationship between institutional drivers, in terms of incentives and pressures, and firm innovation. Hypotheses were tested on a sample of manufacturing firms in Guangdong Province of China, where institutional changes and governmental policies play prominent roles in shaping innovation. Results show a positive main effect of institutional incentives, but an insignificant main effect of institutional pressures. In-house formal R&D and industrial turbulence negatively moderate the institutional incentives–innovations relationship, yet positively moderate the institutional pressures–innovations relationship. This study links the innovation systems literature with the institution-based view and deepens the understanding of the joint forces of institutional transitions, industrial changes, and resource heterogeneity in shaping innovation. The findings also inform managers and policymakers in institutional transition environments to better manage institutional drivers of innovation by considering firm- and industry-specific characteristics. ; Part of this research has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action (Grant No. H2020-MSCA-RISE-2016-734447) Also accessible at https://academic.oup.com/spp/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/scipol/scz058/5684867

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how Chinese firms' innovation is related to their perceived incentives and pressures from the transitioning institutional environment. Design/methodology/approach – A sample of 166 manufacturing firms located in Guangdong Province (China) is analyzed using binomial and moderated multiple regression models. Findings – The results show that institutional incentives are more effective in promoting incremental innovations than radical ones, whereas institutional pressures are more pronounced in facilitating radical innovations than incremental ones. In addition, the interaction between the two divergent institutional forces is negatively related to innovation performance. Practical implications – The findings inform managers and policy makers in institutional transition environments to consider and balance the effects of institutional forces. Firms should match the institutional incentives and pressures with their own innovation objectives in terms of incremental or radical goals, and take caution to deal with the divergent institutional directions, so as to avoid the negative interaction effects. Policy makers should take a systems approach when considering the incentive-based and/or command-andcontrol designs of innovation policies and regulations. Originality/value – The study contributes to existing literature on institutions and innovation by disentangling incentive and pressure effects of institutions, regulation and innovation policies, as well as the combined and interaction effects intrinsic within institutional mixes. ; Part of this research has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action (Grant No. H2020-MSCA-RISE-2016-734447).

Relevant literature tends to take innovation catch-up of emerging markets' latecomer firms almost for granted. However, not all catch-up efforts are successful and some of these firms remain stuck in catching-up or exit from the market. In the search for explanations, this paper investigates the mediating effects of opportunity capture against those of technological innovation in the relationships with performance of single dimensions of absorptive capacity. Hypotheses about the different ways in which absorptive capacity can be deployed are tested on data collected from 166 manufacturing firms in Guangdong Province (China). Findings support a stronger mediation effect of opportunity capture between absorptive capacity dimensions and firm's performance than that of technological innovation. By using bootstrapped multiple mediation analysis and a multi-dimensional operationalisation of absorptive capacity, the study provides evidence of the relationships investigated, sheds light on some of their unintended effects on latecomer firms' innovation catch-up and draws practical implications. ; Part of this research has received funding from the European Union's Horizon H2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action (Grant No. H2020-MSCA-RISE-2016-734447

Le but de cet article est d'explorer les pratiques innovantes des entreprises étrangères en Chine, à la lumière des canaux de transfert de technologie utilisés. Cette étude a été réalisée grâce à l'analyse de trois entreprises italiennes de la province du Guangdong. Les données ont été recueillies par le biais d'entretiens directs et de contacts de suivi supplémentaires. Les analyses ont mis en évidence certains facteurs influençant le transfert international de technologie en termes d'entrave ou de facilitation du transfert, qui relèvent soit des réglementations strictes et des atteintes à la propriété intellectuelle, soit la capacité d'absorption locale. Les résultats ont révélé comment les lois, les réglementations et le régime des DPI (droits de propriété intellectuelle) ont un impact significatif sur les activités technologiques et d'innovation. Certaines recommandations sont ainsi fournies pour améliorer l'efficacité de ces canaux et essayer de surmonter les obstacles au transfert international de technologie, ainsi que pour améliorer les modèles et activités d'innovation suivies par les entreprises étrangères, en particulier celles qui opèrent dans le Guangdong.

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify the main factors affecting information and communication technology (ICT) adoption and process redesign within organizations, with the objective of defining a systematization framework and a set of methods and tools useful for students and practitioners.Design/methodology/approachThe review of literature focused on organizational change and ICT‐enabled process innovation allows to extract the key issues for building the model and approaches presented.FindingsThe effective introduction of change requires addressing aspects placed at strategy, people, process and enablers level. A system view of these components and their relationships is a key to streamline ICT adoption and process redesign.Research limitations/implicationsThe roadmap is addressed to support only the design or pre‐implementation phase of change, with a major intra‐organizational perspective.Originality/valueThe main asset of this paper is to combine several frameworks into a unique roadmap to support the investigation of human, process, and technology dimensions of organizational change. Besides, a set of methods and tools are proposed to streamline the design of ICT‐enabled and process‐based change within an organization.

AbstractThis paper presents a structured methodology, based on the use of a Handbook of process models, for redesigning business processes. The methodology is illustrated using examples from the agri‐food supply chain domain. We discuss the strengths and weaknesses of this approach, and identify avenues for further work. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

The book examines from different perspectives a number of fundamental issues in the process of transforming technological innovations into profits. Key cases and field insights from distinguished contributors show the role and the practices of government bodies, universities, private investors and companies within the transformation of new ideas into value, in start-ups as well as in incumbents. The book takes a systemic view of technological entrepreneurship, positioning the topic at the interface between entrepreneurial and strategic perspectives within the emergent strategic entrepreneurship field

AbstractThis article explores the moderating effects of in-house formal R&D and industrial environment turbulence on the relationship between institutional drivers, in terms of incentives and pressures, and firm innovation. Hypotheses were tested on a sample of manufacturing firms in Guangdong Province of China, where institutional changes and governmental policies play prominent roles in shaping innovation. Results show a positive main effect of institutional incentives, but an insignificant main effect of institutional pressures. In-house formal R&D and industrial turbulence negatively moderate the institutional incentives–innovations relationship, yet positively moderate the institutional pressures–innovations relationship. This study links the innovation systems literature with the institution-based view and deepens the understanding of the joint forces of institutional transitions, industrial changes, and resource heterogeneity in shaping innovation. The findings also inform managers and policymakers in institutional transition environments to better manage institutional drivers of innovation by considering firm- and industry-specific characteristics.

PurposeThe generation of new ventures within established companies, also known as corporate entrepreneurship (CE), is a process influenced by a set of individual and organizational factors. This paper aims to focus on creativity and human resource management enablers of CE, with the purpose to define an integrative framework and draw a set of related research propositions.Design/methodology/approachThe paper relies on a multidisciplinary literature review in the fields of CE, creativity and organizational innovation.FindingsThe effectiveness of CE depends on a set of individual factors, distinguished into professional and psychological characteristics, and organizational factors, which include the system of values of the organization and the management practices applied in the same.Research limitations/implicationsFrom a theoretical point of view, the paper develops an integrative framework of conditions that impact on CE and outlines a set of propositions and alternative research methods to test.Practical/implicationsFrom a practitioner perspective, the study provides managers with a comprehensive set of factors enabling CE by leveraging the creativity of individuals and make it flourish through consistent human resource management practices.Originality/valueThe value of the paper stays in the integration of individual-related and organizational-related determinants of entrepreneurial performance.

The article analyses the dynamics of technological catch-up through entrepreneurship in latecomer firms to emerging markets. With this aim, the article introduces Vietnam's experience and illustrates the result of three case studies of Vietnamese technology firms at different stages of their evolution. Insights from the cases reveal all follow an incremental innovation model based on business model 'soft' innovations, mainly in customer-facing activities and partnering, as well as limited products and technology adaptation to local market needs. Consistently with latecomer firms' theory, the market drives these firm's innovation efforts, which are concentrated on developing new services and comprehensive solutions rather than new technologies. Comparisons of the findings with recent and similar experiences of Chinese firms highlight that different stages of catch-up lead to different innovation practices in nature and degree, and the need to strengthen institutions to face competition, rather than use the former to shelter from the latter. The Vietnamese firms' innovation practices and catch-up patterns found are then discussed under the perspective of reaping the benefits of international knowledge and technology flows and the specific challenges faced by Vietnam. The paper concludes with several reflections, lessons learned and perspectives for other newly industrializing emerging countries.