The relationship between the interactive behavior of industry–university–research subjects and the cooperative innovation performance: The mediating role of knowledge absorptive capacity
IntroductionIndustry–university–research cooperation innovation, which is often characterized by resource complementarity and the sharing technology, has become one of the most preferred innovation cooperation methods for enterprises. However, various problems still occur in the process of industry–...
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| author | Xiulan Meng Kui Di Huan Su Xiaoyan Jin Weiwei Lv Xingqi Huang Chaoyang Wu Li Fan |
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| description | IntroductionIndustry–university–research cooperation innovation, which is often characterized by resource complementarity and the sharing technology, has become one of the most preferred innovation cooperation methods for enterprises. However, various problems still occur in the process of industry–university–research cooperations, such as poor innovation performance and difficulty in sustaining cooperation. Existing studies mostly focus on the macroscopic perspectives of geographic location, cooperation scale, concentration, and diversification of industry–university–research cooperation subjects, and fail to explore the microscopic behavioral mechanisms.MethodsTherefore, this paper establishes the interactive behavior of industry–university–research subjects and defines its concepts and dimensions in an attempt to provide a mechanism for improving the cooperative innovation performance of industry–university–research from the micro-behavioral perspective. On the basis of theoretical analysis, this paper develops a model of the relationship between cooperative trust, cooperative communication, and cooperative innovation performance for interactive behavior, while exploring the mediating role of knowledge absorptive capacity. The model was validated by stepwise regression using data from 325 questionnaires.ResultsThe paper found that cooperative trust and cooperative communication in the cooperative interactive behavior of industry–university–research positively contribute to the improvement of cooperative innovation performance. Knowledge absorptive capacity plays a partially mediating role between the interactive behaviors and cooperative innovation performance. More specifically, knowledge absorptive capacity partially mediates cooperative communication in cooperative innovation performance and completely mediates cooperative trust in cooperative innovation performance. The results are largely consistent with the results of the heterogeneity analysis of the sample.DiscussionThis paper not only explains why the cooperative innovation performance of industry–university–research is poor from the perspective of interactive behavior, but also enriches the research perspective of industry–university–research and provides theoretical support for enterprises to optimize the relationship between industry, university, and research institutes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1921e3d68b454b318379cfdbe30f29e22023-01-05T17:53:37ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782023-01-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.10776141077614The relationship between the interactive behavior of industry–university–research subjects and the cooperative innovation performance: The mediating role of knowledge absorptive capacityXiulan Meng0Kui Di1Huan Su2Xiaoyan Jin3Weiwei Lv4Xingqi Huang5Chaoyang Wu6Li Fan7Xingzhi College of Zhejiang Normal University, Lanxi, Zhejiang, ChinaJinhua Polytech, Coll Informat Engn, Jinhua, Zhejiang, ChinaXingzhi College of Zhejiang Normal University, Lanxi, Zhejiang, ChinaModern Management College of Zhejiang Industry and Trade Polytechnic, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaJinhua Polytech, Coll Informat Engn, Jinhua, Zhejiang, ChinaAccounting Department, Zhejiang University, Shanghai College of Finance and Economics, Jinhua, Zhejiang, ChinaZhejiang Gongshang University College of Management Engineering and E-Commerce (Cross Border E-Commerce College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaXingzhi College of Zhejiang Normal University, Lanxi, Zhejiang, ChinaIntroductionIndustry–university–research cooperation innovation, which is often characterized by resource complementarity and the sharing technology, has become one of the most preferred innovation cooperation methods for enterprises. However, various problems still occur in the process of industry–university–research cooperations, such as poor innovation performance and difficulty in sustaining cooperation. Existing studies mostly focus on the macroscopic perspectives of geographic location, cooperation scale, concentration, and diversification of industry–university–research cooperation subjects, and fail to explore the microscopic behavioral mechanisms.MethodsTherefore, this paper establishes the interactive behavior of industry–university–research subjects and defines its concepts and dimensions in an attempt to provide a mechanism for improving the cooperative innovation performance of industry–university–research from the micro-behavioral perspective. On the basis of theoretical analysis, this paper develops a model of the relationship between cooperative trust, cooperative communication, and cooperative innovation performance for interactive behavior, while exploring the mediating role of knowledge absorptive capacity. The model was validated by stepwise regression using data from 325 questionnaires.ResultsThe paper found that cooperative trust and cooperative communication in the cooperative interactive behavior of industry–university–research positively contribute to the improvement of cooperative innovation performance. Knowledge absorptive capacity plays a partially mediating role between the interactive behaviors and cooperative innovation performance. More specifically, knowledge absorptive capacity partially mediates cooperative communication in cooperative innovation performance and completely mediates cooperative trust in cooperative innovation performance. The results are largely consistent with the results of the heterogeneity analysis of the sample.DiscussionThis paper not only explains why the cooperative innovation performance of industry–university–research is poor from the perspective of interactive behavior, but also enriches the research perspective of industry–university–research and provides theoretical support for enterprises to optimize the relationship between industry, university, and research institutes.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1077614/fullindustry–university–research cooperationcooperative trustcooperative communicationknowledge absorptive capacitycooperative innovation performance |
| spellingShingle | Xiulan Meng Kui Di Huan Su Xiaoyan Jin Weiwei Lv Xingqi Huang Chaoyang Wu Li Fan The relationship between the interactive behavior of industry–university–research subjects and the cooperative innovation performance: The mediating role of knowledge absorptive capacity Frontiers in Psychology industry–university–research cooperation cooperative trust cooperative communication knowledge absorptive capacity cooperative innovation performance |
| title | The relationship between the interactive behavior of industry–university–research subjects and the cooperative innovation performance: The mediating role of knowledge absorptive capacity |
| title_full | The relationship between the interactive behavior of industry–university–research subjects and the cooperative innovation performance: The mediating role of knowledge absorptive capacity |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between the interactive behavior of industry–university–research subjects and the cooperative innovation performance: The mediating role of knowledge absorptive capacity |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between the interactive behavior of industry–university–research subjects and the cooperative innovation performance: The mediating role of knowledge absorptive capacity |
| title_short | The relationship between the interactive behavior of industry–university–research subjects and the cooperative innovation performance: The mediating role of knowledge absorptive capacity |
| title_sort | relationship between the interactive behavior of industry university research subjects and the cooperative innovation performance the mediating role of knowledge absorptive capacity |
| topic | industry–university–research cooperation cooperative trust cooperative communication knowledge absorptive capacity cooperative innovation performance |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1077614/full |
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