TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of technology habitual domain on ambidextrous innovation
T2 - Case study of a Chinese high-tech enterprise
AU - Ye, Xinwei
AU - Ma, Lei
AU - Feng, Junwen
AU - Cheng, Yang
AU - Liu, Zheng
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 by the authors.
PY - 2018/12/5
Y1 - 2018/12/5
N2 - To obtain a sustainable competitive advantage in the dynamic environment, it is necessary for Chinese high-tech enterprises to focus on their technology habitual domains in formulating ambidextrous innovation strategy. This study integrates technology habitual domain, exploratory innovation and exploitative innovation within a framework and explores the influence mechanism among them. Based on an in-depth case study on KTE, representing a high-tech enterprise in China, we have several findings. Firstly, we depict the evolution mechanism of technology habitual domain; secondly, we find that the high-tech enterprise's technology habitual domain will cultivate and develop the firms' dynamic capabilities; and thirdly, the expansion of technology habitual domain will promote exploitative innovation, while the transformation of technology habitual domain will promote exploratory innovation. These findings can be useful guidance for high-tech enterprises in China who are aiming to achieve ambidextrous innovation to better adapt to the turbulent environment, and thus achieving sustainability.
AB - To obtain a sustainable competitive advantage in the dynamic environment, it is necessary for Chinese high-tech enterprises to focus on their technology habitual domains in formulating ambidextrous innovation strategy. This study integrates technology habitual domain, exploratory innovation and exploitative innovation within a framework and explores the influence mechanism among them. Based on an in-depth case study on KTE, representing a high-tech enterprise in China, we have several findings. Firstly, we depict the evolution mechanism of technology habitual domain; secondly, we find that the high-tech enterprise's technology habitual domain will cultivate and develop the firms' dynamic capabilities; and thirdly, the expansion of technology habitual domain will promote exploitative innovation, while the transformation of technology habitual domain will promote exploratory innovation. These findings can be useful guidance for high-tech enterprises in China who are aiming to achieve ambidextrous innovation to better adapt to the turbulent environment, and thus achieving sustainability.
KW - Ambidextrous innovation
KW - Dynamic capabilities
KW - Exploitative innovation
KW - Exploratory innovation
KW - Technology habitual domain
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85058059255&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/su10124602
DO - 10.3390/su10124602
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85058059255
SN - 2071-1050
VL - 10
JO - Sustainability (Switzerland)
JF - Sustainability (Switzerland)
IS - 12
M1 - 4602
ER -
