Knowledge search, knowledge integration and enterprise breakthrough innovation under the characteristics of innovation ecosystem network: The empirical evidence from enterprises in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 16; no. 12; p. e0261558
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yanli, Wang, Dantong, Xu, Long
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 23-12-2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Beijing; China; Competitive advantage; Computer and Information Sciences; Creativity; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Ecosystems; Hypotheses; Information management; Innovations; Integration; Inventions; Knowledge; Knowledge management; Management methods; Manufacturing Industry; Mediation; Medicine and Health Sciences; Methods; Physical Sciences; Product development; Research and Analysis Methods; Searching; Social networks; Social Sciences; Technology; Beijing; China; Beijing China
• ISSN: 1932-6203; 1932-6203
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261558

Enterprises acquire heterogeneous knowledge through external knowledge search and adapt to the change of external environment, which is of great significance to enterprise breakthrough innovation. This paper takes the innovation ecosystem as the boundary of the research paradigm. Based on innovation ecosystem theory, knowledge management theory and enterprise innovation theory, this paper constructs a moderated mediation model of the enterprise knowledge search, knowledge integration and breakthrough innovation under the characteristics of innovation ecosystem network. This model is tested on the survey data of 344 technology enterprise and manufacturing industries including R&D departments in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The research results show that: knowledge integration plays part of the intermediary role between knowledge search and enterprise breakthrough innovation; the larger the network scale, the stronger the network connection, the stronger the intermediary role of knowledge integration on the relationship between knowledge search and enterprise breakthrough innovation. The research results reveal the important role of the innovation ecosystem in enterprise breakthrough innovation. At the same time, the research on knowledge search and enterprise breakthrough innovation should consider the network characteristics of innovation ecosystem and the ability of enterprise knowledge integration.