Can R&D internationalization improve EMNES' innovation efficiency? The moderating effects of TMT human capital
ISSN: 1746-5265
Article publication date: 24 December 2020
Issue publication date: 10 March 2021
Abstract
Purpose
The authors aim to discuss the impact of research and development (R&D) internationalization on emerging market enterprises' (EMNEs') innovation efficiency, as well as the moderating effects of top management team (TMT) human capital.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors empirically tested the hypotheses based on Chinese listed manufacturing company data from 2008 to 2017.
Findings
R&D internationalization helps to increase EMNEs' innovation efficiency. Incorporating TMT human capital into this framework, the authors found that international experience, education level and technical background would all strengthen the above relationship.
Originality/value
First, the authors contribute to the R&D internationalization literature by providing the first empirical evidence that R&D internationalization will influence EMNEs' innovation efficiency. Second, this study enriches the research results on the driving factors of enterprise innovation efficiency and expands the related research results on the relationship between R&D internationalization and production efficiency. Third, the research highlights the prominent position of TMT human capital in the relationship between R&D internationalization and EMNEs' innovation efficiency, which strengthens the contextual characteristics of the “R&D internationalization-innovation performance” framework.
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Acknowledgements
This research was funded by the National Social Science Foundation Project of China (Grant No. 2020BGL103).
Citation
Zhong, X., Song, T. and Chen, W. (2021), "Can R&D internationalization improve EMNES' innovation efficiency? The moderating effects of TMT human capital", Baltic Journal of Management, Vol. 16 No. 2, pp. 190-207. https://doi.org/10.1108/BJM-03-2020-0098
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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