The Effect of Relation-Specific Investments in the Supply Chain Triad on Innovation Performance
基于匈牙利新兴经济体的调查数据，研究了供应链三元组中关系专用投资对焦点企业产品创新、过程创新、渐进创新和激进创新四种绩效维度的影响，并检验了国际化的调节作用。
Using a comprehensive survey, this paper analyzes the effect of committed and heavy supply \nchain relationships characterized by high levels of relation-specific investments in innovation \nperformance in Hungary, an emerging economy in Eastern Europe. For this research, we carry \nout a two-step analysis. First, we investigate the effect of Relation Specific Investments (RSI) \non four different innovation-related performance dimensions of a focal firm. In contrast to \nprevious research, we did not limit our analysis to the dyadic relationship level, but rather, we \nanalyzed the triadic supply chain relationships. Uniquely, this paper conceptualizes and \nmeasures innovation performance in a complex way, both product and process, but also \nanalyzes incremental and radical innovations. As a second step, the effect of \ninternationalization on the focal firm is tested. Triad level RSI has a positive effect on all \ninnovation related performance dimensions. A test of the moderation effect produced mixed \nresults, indicating the need to treat innovation in a complex, sophisticated way in future research.