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The relationship between innovation and performance in special nonprofit firms: Social and cooperative agrifood firms

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  • Chen, Hsing Hung
  • Lee, Amy H I
  • Chen, Jack

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Firms are continually trying to identify innovation sources in order to improve organizational performance, but the identification of such origins is a complex and poorly understood issue, particularly as far as nonprofit firms are concerned. The social and cooperative agrifood arrangement has become one of the main and newest types of nonprofit organization in China since the implementation of the law related to specialized cooperatives, on July 1, 2007. In this research, a conceptual model is proposed to show that the characteristics of innovative sources can determine a firm’s absorptive capacity, which in turn can impact its performance. Therefore, absorptive capacity can be expected to enable the mediation of the relationships of innovative sources with the performance of firms. By means of theoretical analysis and practical investigation, this paper provides an assessment of the use of innovation sources and finds critical factors that may foster competitive and sustainable advantages.

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  • Chen, Hsing Hung & Lee, Amy H I & Chen, Jack, 2017. "The relationship between innovation and performance in special nonprofit firms: Social and cooperative agrifood firms," Journal of Management & Organization, Cambridge University Press, vol. 23(4), pages 587-602, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jomorg:v:23:y:2017:i:04:p:587-602_00
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    1. Norraini Nordin & Ali Khatibi & S. M. Ferdous Azam, 2024. "Nonprofit capacity and social performance: mapping the field and future directions," Management Review Quarterly, Springer, vol. 74(1), pages 171-225, February.
    2. Castilla-Polo, Francisca & Sánchez-Hernández, M. Isabel, 2022. "International orientation: An antecedent-consequence model in Spanish agri-food cooperatives which are aware of the circular economy," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 152(C), pages 231-241.
    3. Colamartino, Chiara & Dipierro, Anna Rita & Toma, Pierluigi & Frittelli, Massimo, 2023. "What lies behind the success of Italian GIs products? Questioning tradition in consortia via aggregated conditional efficiency," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 87(PB).

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