TY - JOUR
T1 - Contingent contingency
T2 - Knowledge heterogeneity and new product development performance revisited
AU - Tsai, Fu Sheng
AU - Baugh, Gayle S.
AU - Fang, Shih Chieh
AU - Lin, Julia L.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgment We thank the senior editor Shyh‐Jer Chen and two anonymous reviewers for their professional comments and suggestions. We also thank Andrew Delios, Charles Galunic, Jia-Chi Huang, Linda Hsieh, Ajay K. Kohli, T. K. Peng, Simon Rodan, David D. C. Tarn, Stephen D. H. Tsai, and Wann-Yih Wu, for their helpful comments and suggestions on dissertation and much earlier versions of the manuscript. This study is supported by the National Science Council (NSC96-2416-H230-008 and NSC97-2410-H230-003). An earlier version has benefited from the presentation in the 2011 Southwest Academy of Management Meeting.
PY - 2014/3
Y1 - 2014/3
N2 - This paper re-conceptualizes the meaning of knowledge heterogeneity-an important but under-developed collective-level concept that influences innovation. The new conceptualization extends the construct of knowledge heterogeneity beyond the traditional assessments of variability in professional background. This research further explores the quadratic relationship between knowledge heterogeneity and new product development performance. Drawing on and synthesizing knowledge clarity and uncertainty avoidance literature to consider work context, the possibility of a positive quadratic, rather than a linear or a negative quadratic, relationship between knowledge heterogeneity and innovation is suggested. This relationship is explored using data collected from 128 new product development teams from companies in knowledge-intensive and innovation-oriented industries located in Taiwan. Results are discussed in terms of the hypothesized positive quadratic relationship. The outcome of the study is discussed in terms of the influence of the knowledge structure and cultural factors, which suggest potential contingent contingencies across different contexts.
AB - This paper re-conceptualizes the meaning of knowledge heterogeneity-an important but under-developed collective-level concept that influences innovation. The new conceptualization extends the construct of knowledge heterogeneity beyond the traditional assessments of variability in professional background. This research further explores the quadratic relationship between knowledge heterogeneity and new product development performance. Drawing on and synthesizing knowledge clarity and uncertainty avoidance literature to consider work context, the possibility of a positive quadratic, rather than a linear or a negative quadratic, relationship between knowledge heterogeneity and innovation is suggested. This relationship is explored using data collected from 128 new product development teams from companies in knowledge-intensive and innovation-oriented industries located in Taiwan. Results are discussed in terms of the hypothesized positive quadratic relationship. The outcome of the study is discussed in terms of the influence of the knowledge structure and cultural factors, which suggest potential contingent contingencies across different contexts.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10490-013-9355-7
DO - 10.1007/s10490-013-9355-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84894613904
SN - 0217-4561
VL - 31
SP - 149
EP - 169
JO - Asia Pacific Journal of Management
JF - Asia Pacific Journal of Management
IS - 1
ER -