TY - JOUR
T1 - Does culture eat strategy? the emergence of cooperation capability in young firms
AU - Kollmann, Tobias
AU - Stöckmann, Christoph
AU - Kleine-Stegemann, Lucas
AU - Harms, Rainer
AU - Jung, Philipp Benedikt
AU - Michaelis, Alexander
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Author(s).
PY - 2022/10/1
Y1 - 2022/10/1
N2 - Young firms benefit from cooperations in their development and cooperation capability is a prerequisite for a successful cooperation with partners. Despite its importance, research has neglected how this dynamic capability emerges in young firms. This study examines how innovation championing behaviour affects the cooperation capability. We introduce innovation strategy and innovation culture as two critical mediators in this relationship. Data from 283 young firms indicate that innovation culture is an essential mediator in the significant positive relationship between innovation championing behaviour and young firms' cooperation capability. Surprisingly, innovation strategy does not directly affect the development of cooperation capability but fosters the development of innovation culture. The findings carry theoretical and practical implications for the emergence of cooperation capability in young firms by uncovering its origins and the intermediate transition process.
AB - Young firms benefit from cooperations in their development and cooperation capability is a prerequisite for a successful cooperation with partners. Despite its importance, research has neglected how this dynamic capability emerges in young firms. This study examines how innovation championing behaviour affects the cooperation capability. We introduce innovation strategy and innovation culture as two critical mediators in this relationship. Data from 283 young firms indicate that innovation culture is an essential mediator in the significant positive relationship between innovation championing behaviour and young firms' cooperation capability. Surprisingly, innovation strategy does not directly affect the development of cooperation capability but fosters the development of innovation culture. The findings carry theoretical and practical implications for the emergence of cooperation capability in young firms by uncovering its origins and the intermediate transition process.
KW - Cooperation capability
KW - dynamic capabilities
KW - innovation championing behaviour
KW - innovation strategy/culture
KW - young firms
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85151494733&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1142/S1363919622500645
DO - 10.1142/S1363919622500645
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85151494733
SN - 1363-9196
VL - 26
JO - International journal of innovation management
JF - International journal of innovation management
IS - 8
M1 - 2250064
ER -