• DocumentCode
    560004
  • Title

    Strength of Ties, Firm Age and Innovation: An NKC-Model Simulation

  • Author

    Liao, Ying ; Wu, Jianzu

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Manage., Lanzhou Univ., Lanzhou, China
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    24-25 Sept. 2011
  • Firstpage
    301
  • Lastpage
    304
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we examine the impact of strength-of-ties and firm age on the innovation performance by a NKC-model simulation. The simulation results show that alliance has a positive effect on innovation in the early stage of alliance formation, and that with the increase of strength-of-ties, this positive effect become silent. Meanwhile, our results suggest that established firms benefit more from alliance in innovation than new startups.
  • Keywords
    innovation management; knowledge management; NKC-model simulation; alliance formation; firm age; innovation performance; strength-of-ties; Adaptation models; Computational modeling; Couplings; Industries; Organizations; Technological innovation; Vectors; NKC-model; computer simulation; firm age; innovation; strength-of-ties;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information Technology, Computer Engineering and Management Sciences (ICM), 2011 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Nanjing, Jiangsu
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1419-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICM.2011.38
  • Filename
    6113644