The influence of organizational learning and external cooperation configuration on enterprise technological innovation: A study based on fsQCA approach

PLoS One. 2022 Aug 4;17(8):e0271960. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271960. eCollection 2022.

Abstract

This study explores the influence of organizational learning and external cooperation configuration on enterprise technological innovation and constructs a comprehensive theoretical framework of "organizational learning-external cooperation-technological innovation" based on the fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) method. The results show the following. (1) A single episode of organizational learning or external cooperation cannot affect the enterprise's technological innovation, which requires the mutual linkage of the two to improve enterprise technological innovation performance. (2) The technological innovation model in which organizational learning and external cooperation interact is an effective way for enterprises to improve technological innovation performance. There are four technological innovation models that produce high technological innovation performance, namely consciousness-system synergy, consciousness-led, quasi-full, and all-around drive. (3) There are four models of non-high-tech innovation performance, which are not opposed to the technological innovation model of high-tech innovation performance. This research expands the technological innovation perspective of organizational learning and external cooperation matching, provides enterprises with effective technological innovation activities, and provides a theoretical reference and practical guidance for improving technological innovation performance.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Inventions*
  • Technology*

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the [National Social Science Fund Project "Research on Dynamic Capability Improvement of Enterprise Technological Innovation from the Perspective of Complementary Assets"] under Grant [15BGL036]; [National Social Science Foundation Project "Research on the Realization Path and Guarantee Mechanism of State-owned Enterprise Party Organization's Participation in Corporate Governance"] under Grant [18BDJ084]; [Guangxi Philosophy and Social Science Fund Project "Research on the Growth Path of Guangxi Science and Technology New Ventures Based on Complementary Assets"] under Grant [20FGL025]; [Guangxi Humanities and Social Sciences Development Research Center project "Research on the Growth Mechanism of Entrepreneurs in Ethnic Areas"] under Grant [GZL2019015]; [Guangxi Educational Science “14th Five-Year Plan” Special Project for 2021 "Empirical Research on the Influence of Teacher Characteristics on College Students’ Innovative Ability"] under Grant [2021ZJY1526]; [Guangxi Promotion Project for Young and Middle-Aged Teachers in University "Research on the influencing factors and management counter measures of employees’ low-carbon behaviour in Guangxi enterprises"] under Grant [2022KY0019].