External knowledge search and firms’ incremental innovation capability: the joint moderating effect of technological proximity and network embeddedness

Xiaoxiao Shi, Zuolong Zheng, Qingpu Zhang, Huakang Liang · 2020 · Management Decision

Summary. External knowledge search strengthens firms' incremental innovation capability, especially when firms share similar technology with their partners and occupy central positions in innovation networks. The study analyzed patents in the unmanned aerial vehicle industry from 2004 to 2018, finding that technological proximity and network embeddedness jointly amplify how external knowledge collaboration drives incremental innovation.

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Shi, X., Zheng, Z., Zhang, Q., & Liang, H.. (2020). External knowledge search and firms’ incremental innovation capability: the joint moderating effect of technological proximity and network embeddedness. Management Decision. https://doi.org/10.1108/md-08-2019-1078

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DOI: 10.1108/md-08-2019-1078
Countries: China
Regions: Asia
Categories: innovation-networks, innovation-theory, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28