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The development of the sustainable innovation capabilities construct using grounded theory: evidence from Chinese equipment manufacturers

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  • Wei Wang
  • Yi Zhang
  • Shuguang Chen

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Purpose - Influenced by factors such as fluctuations in market supply and demand and the rapid development of new technologies, manufacturing companies are facing greater challenges to transform and upgrade. The existing relevant studies about sustainable innovation capabilities mostly focus on classification of innovation or from a static resource-based view and less on quantitative measurement from a dynamic perspective and inter-organizational relationships. This paper takes a dynamic capabilities and social capital theory, explore the concept and dimensions of sustainable innovation capabilities and then makes development of a new scale. Design/methodology/approach - This paper uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies to develop a measure of sustainable innovation capabilities in two studies. Grounded theory methodology is used to explore the concept definition and dimensions of sustainable innovation capabilities. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis are conducted to refine and validate the factor structure, and then the authors developed the sustainable innovation capabilities scale. Findings - The results show that sustainable innovation capabilities composed of ideation capabilities, opportunity capture capabilities, agile learning, creative inheritance and networking capabilities. The sustainable innovation capabilities that firms should possess are reflected at the firm level and inter-organizational relationship level, and the culture-specific dimension of creative inheritance reflects the influence of national and organizational culture. Originality/value - The research reveals the internal driving force of the manufacturer's sustainable innovation capabilities, as well as the role and uniqueness embodied in the specific culture, providing a new perspective for improving the manufacturer's sustainable innovation capabilities.

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  • Wei Wang & Yi Zhang & Shuguang Chen, 2023. "The development of the sustainable innovation capabilities construct using grounded theory: evidence from Chinese equipment manufacturers," European Journal of Innovation Management, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 27(8), pages 2483-2521, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ejimpp:ejim-10-2022-0546
    DOI: 10.1108/EJIM-10-2022-0546
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