Examining the Complementary Effect of Political Networking Capability With Absorptive Capacity on the Innovative Performance of Emerging-Market Firms

Masaaki Kotabe, Crystal X. Jiang, Janet Y. Murray · 2014 · Journal of Management

Summary. In emerging-market firms, political networking capability with government officials complements absorptive capacity to boost innovation. A survey of 108 Chinese executives shows this combination helps firms overcome resource constraints and organizational disadvantages. The effect is stronger for radical innovation than incremental innovation, and intensifies when firms face intense competition.

Read the original

Cite this article

Kotabe, M., Jiang, C. X., & Murray, J. Y.. (2014). Examining the Complementary Effect of Political Networking Capability With Absorptive Capacity on the Innovative Performance of Emerging-Market Firms. Journal of Management. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206314548226

@article{kotabe-2014-examining-complementary-effect-political-networking,
  title   = {Examining the Complementary Effect of Political Networking Capability With Absorptive Capacity on the Innovative Performance of Emerging-Market Firms},
  author  = {Masaaki Kotabe and Crystal X. Jiang and Janet Y. Murray},
  journal = {Journal of Management},
  year    = {2014},
  doi     = {10.1177/0149206314548226},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206314548226}
}

TY  - JOUR
TI  - Examining the Complementary Effect of Political Networking Capability With Absorptive Capacity on the Innovative Performance of Emerging-Market Firms
AU  - Masaaki Kotabe
AU  - Crystal X. Jiang
AU  - Janet Y. Murray
JO  - Journal of Management
PY  - 2014
DO  - 10.1177/0149206314548226
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206314548226
ER  -

Details

DOI: 10.1177/0149206314548226
Countries: China
Regions: Asia
Categories: innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28