SMEs' Radical Product Innovation: The Role of Internally and Externally Oriented Knowledge Capabilities
研究中小企业内部知识多样性与共享能力、以及外部吸收能力中的探索、转化和利用学习对激进产品创新的影响，发现利用学习和知识共享能力有正向作用。
This study examines the role and contribution of specific internally (knowledge diversity and sharing capabilities) and externally oriented knowledge-related capabilities (exploratory, transformative, and exploitative learning processes of absorptive capacity) to radical product innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It extends the current literature on the topic by considering both types of knowledge-related capabilities and by hypothesizing and testing connections between both. Our path analysis results, based on a sample of 194 SMEs in dynamic environments, indicate that radical innovation is positively affected by exploitative learning and by the knowledge sharing capability. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.