Antecedents and outcomes of collaborative innovation capabilities on the platform collaboration environment. (December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chi, Maomao; Wang, Weijun; Lu, Xinyuan; George, Joey F.
• Is Part Of: International journal of information management. Volume 43(2018)
• Page Start: 273
• Page End: 283
• Publication Date: 2018-12
• Subjects: Collaborative innovation capability -- Digital collaboration capability -- Platform technology -- Collaborative business need; Social sciences -- Information services -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- Research -- Periodicals; Information science -- Periodicals; Management information systems -- Periodicals; Knowledge management -- Periodicals; Sciences sociales -- Documentation, Services de -- Périodiques; Sciences sociales -- Recherche -- Périodiques; Sciences de l'information -- Périodiques; Systèmes d'information de gestion -- Périodiques; Information science; Management information systems; Social sciences -- Information services; Social sciences -- Research; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 025.52068
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2018.08.007
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0268-4012

Abstract

Highlights: This paper examines the drivers of collaborative innovation capability, and its effects on the digital collaboration capability. The fit of platform technology and collaborative business need is the critical driver of collaborative innovation capability. The collaborative innovation capability positively impacts on digital collaboration capability. The impact of the fit on digital collaboration capability is completely mediated by collaborative innovation capability. Abstract: The application of emerging collaborative digital technologies enhanced firms' collaborative innovation and firm performance. This paper examines the drivers of collaborative innovation capability, and its effects on the digital collaboration capability. Based on the technology-push and need-pull perspective as well as operational capability hierarchy view, we proposed the model of antecedents and outcomes of higher-level operational capability, such as collaborative innovation capability. We tested the research hypotheses using a field survey of 184 Chinese corporations. The research model was validated using hierarchical regression analysis with the data collected from the survey data. The results provide strong support for the proposed research model. In particular, we found that as hypothesized, the fit of platform technology and collaborative business need is the critical driver of collaborative innovation capability. Furthermore, the higher-level operational capability (i.e., collaborative innovation capability) impacts on the lower-level operational capability (i.e., digital collaboration capability). Especially, the impact of the fit on digital collaboration capability is completely mediated by collaborative innovation capability. By integrating the technology-push and need-pull perspective as well as operational capability hierarchy literature, this paper provides significant implications for antecedents and outcomes of collaborative innovation capabilities under the platform collaboration environment.