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The Relationships Between Foreign Competition, Absorptive Capacity And Pioneering Innovation: An Empirical Investigation In Canada

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  • YING LI

    (Hasselt University, Department of Business Studies, Campus Diepenbeek — Building D, Diepenbeek, Belgium)

  • WIM VANHAVERBEKE

    (Hasselt University, Department of Business Studies, Campus Diepenbeek — Building D, Diepenbeek, Belgium)

Abstract

The relationship between competition and innovation has drawn great attention from economists and strategic management researchers. However, the empirical evidence for this relationship remains inconsistent. On the one hand, the Schumpeterian viewpoint credits that the large firms with substantial monopoly market power have resources and incentives to innovate. On the other hand, it is also possible for a monopolist to have incentives to suppress subsequent innovations. It is suggested by Baldwin and Scott (1987) and Tang (2006) that the relationship between competition and innovation is dependent on the competition context and specific type of innovation activities. In this study, we investigate the relationship between foreign competition and pioneering innovation and consider the moderating role of absorptive capacity for this relationship, using the Canadian Innovation Data. We find a U-shaped relationship between foreign competition and pioneering innovation: when foreign competition increases from a low to a moderate level, the likelihood of pioneering innovation decreases. However, the likelihood of pioneering innovation increases when foreign competition continues to increase from a moderate to a high level. We also found evidence that absorptive capacity may positively moderate the relationship between foreign competition and pioneering innovation.

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  • Ying Li & Wim Vanhaverbeke, 2009. "The Relationships Between Foreign Competition, Absorptive Capacity And Pioneering Innovation: An Empirical Investigation In Canada," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 13(01), pages 105-137.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijimxx:v:13:y:2009:i:01:n:s1363919609002212
    DOI: 10.1142/S1363919609002212
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