Developing a collaborative culture for radical and incremental innovation: the mediating roles of tacit and explicit knowledge sharing
ISSN: 1750-614X
Article publication date: 28 April 2020
Issue publication date: 28 August 2020
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to examine the influence of collaborative culture on employee’s knowledge sharing and how it associated with radical and incremental innovation in Chinese firms.
Design/methodology/approach
This study used the quantitative approach and structure equation model to test hypotheses with data collected by questionnaire from 371 participants in 68 Chinese firms.
Findings
The research findings indicated that collaborative culture positively fosters the KS behaviors of employees for radical and incremental innovation. The findings confirm the mediating role of tacit and explicit knowledge sharing and reveal that collaborative culture has a significant impact on incremental innovation, whereas knowledge sharing behaviors have greater impacts on radical and incremental innovation.
Research limitations/implications
Future research should investigate the impact of collaborative culture on innovation under moderating effects of ownership form or mediating roles of behavioral variables to have better understanding on the relationship among them.
Practical implications
This study offers leaders a deeper understanding of the necessary factors and new pathways to stimulate employees’ tacit and explicit knowledge sharing for innovation.
Originality/value
The paper has significant contributed to theoretical and practical initiatives on the theory of innovation which highlighted the crucial role of collaborative culture in facilitating a positive climate for knowledge sharing and innovation.
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Acknowledgements
The work is supported by the Chinese Ministry of Education foundation for humanities and social sciences (No.17YJA630041). This research is also funded by Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) under Grant Number 502.02–2019.300.
Citation
Le, P.B., Lei, H., Le, T.T., Gong, J. and Ha, A.T. (2020), "Developing a collaborative culture for radical and incremental innovation: the mediating roles of tacit and explicit knowledge sharing", Chinese Management Studies, Vol. 14 No. 4, pp. 957-975. https://doi.org/10.1108/CMS-04-2019-0151
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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