Openness and firm innovation performance: the moderating effect of ambidextrous knowledge search strategy

Chun‐Hsien Wang, Tachia Chin, Jie-Heng Lin · 2020 · Journal of Knowledge Management

Summary. External knowledge openness improves firm innovation performance, but only up to a point—the relationship follows an inverted-U curve. A balanced knowledge search strategy that pursues both depth and breadth of external knowledge strengthens this relationship. High-technology firms that strategically combine deep and broad external knowledge searches gain the most innovation benefits from opening their boundaries.

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Wang, C., Chin, T., & Lin, J.. (2020). Openness and firm innovation performance: the moderating effect of ambidextrous knowledge search strategy. Journal of Knowledge Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/jkm-04-2019-0198

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DOI: 10.1108/jkm-04-2019-0198
Countries: China
Regions: Asia
Categories: innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28