Study on the relationship between network position and organizational performance based on meta‐analysis. (5th March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Xie, Min; Zhao, Hongyan; Zhu, Nana; Liu, Chengju; Jiang, Tianying
• Other Names: Bellatreche Ladjel guestEditor.; Mohania Mukesh guestEditor.; Luo Xiangfeng guestEditor.; Liu Yunhuai guestEditor.; Li Qing guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Concurrency and computation. Volume 28:Number 15(2016)
• Page Start: 4082
• Page End: 4092
• Publication Date: 2016-03-05
• Subjects: network location -- organizational innovation -- meta‐analysis -- control variable; Parallel processing (Electronic computers) -- Periodicals; Parallel computers -- Periodicals; 004.35
• DOI: 10.1002/cpe.3794
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1532-0626

Abstract

Summary: The relationship between network position and organizational innovation has been a focus of organizational innovation theory research. However, there is no consensus whether network position can promote organizational innovation. This study meta‐analytically integrated results from piles of network position researches in organizational innovation in 20 years. Based on 81 independent samples ( N = 16975), it found a positive significance between network position and organizational innovation with r = 0.448. Then, it explored this relationship from the perspective of time factor, cultural differences, organizational scales, measuring dimension, and the existence of mediators. It turned out that there were significant differences in the relationship under time factor, organizational size, measuring dimension, and the existence of mediators. However, there was no significant difference in the relationship under difference culture. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.