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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ICM.2011.38
