The effects of co-opetition capability on innovation practices and competitive advantage: A cross-national comparative study

In today´s dynamic business environment, firms do not purely compete or collaborate but pursue co-opetitive relationship with partners in order to create and capture more value. This research explores the effects of co-opetition capability on innovation practices and competitive advantage of information and communications technology (ICT) firms in Taiwan and Vietnam. The research model is based on the conceptual model of co-opetition between firms. Organizational learning mediates the effect of co-opetition capability on innovation practices. In addition, trust and environmental factors moderate the effect of co-opetition capability on innovation practices and organizational learning. The findings suggest that co-opetition capability enhances innovation practices with the mediating role of organizational learning and it also improves competitive advantage; however, no moderating effects from trust and environmental moderators were found in this study.