How inter-firm cooperation and conflicts in industrial clusters influence new product development performance? The role of firm innovation capability

Xu, R, Wu, J, Gu, J and Raza-Ullah, T ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8539-2992, 2023. How inter-firm cooperation and conflicts in industrial clusters influence new product development performance? The role of firm innovation capability. Industrial Marketing Management, 111, pp. 229-241. ISSN 0019-8501

Text 1755960_Raza_Ullah.pdf - Post-print Full-text access embargoed until 24 April 2026. Download (554kB)

Abstract

Despite ongoing cooperation among firms in industrial clusters, inter-firm conflicts are also prevalent, and little research has explored how these factors impact new product development (NPD) performance. In this study, we examine the influence of inter-firm cooperation and conflicts (i.e., constructive and destructive) on NPD performance, and explore the mediating role of innovation capability (i.e., incremental and radical) and the joint interactive effects of cooperation and conflicts on innovation capability. Based on data collected from a multi-sourced sample of 181 industrial cluster firms, our results confirm that innovation capability mediates the relationship between cooperation/constructive conflict and NPD performance. Specifically, we find that cooperation and constructive conflict positively affect both types of innovation capability, while destructive conflict negatively affects incremental innovation capability. Moreover, we identify a negative interaction effect of cooperation and constructive conflict on radical innovation capability, and a positive interactive effect of cooperation and destructive conflict on incremental innovation capability. These findings contribute to the literature on industrial clusters and provide practical implications for firm managers and government officials interested in regional development through industrial clusters.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Industrial Marketing Management
Creators:	Xu, R., Wu, J., Gu, J. and Raza-Ullah, T.
Publisher:	Elsevier BV
Date:	May 2023
Volume:	111
ISSN:	0019-8501
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1016/j.indmarman.2023.04.009 DOI 1755960 Other
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	Jeremy Silvester
Date Added:	10 May 2023 08:59
Last Modified:	10 May 2023 08:59
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/48912

Actions (login required)

Edit View

Statistics

Views

Downloads