The realization and transformation law of the boundary-spanning technological innovation of manufacturing enterprises based on the framework of “internal reconfiguration – networking capability – BSTI”
Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management
ISSN: 1741-038X
Article publication date: 16 July 2024
Issue publication date: 20 November 2024
Abstract
Purpose
This paper deconstructs the boundary-spanning technology innovation (BSTI) of manufacturing enterprises based on dual-meta and dual-degree perspective. We aim to explore the impact of differentiated internal reconfigurations on networking capabilities and, thus, different BSTIs and then reveal the optimal transformation paths of different BSTIs.
Design/methodology/approach
We use fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to conduct an empirical study on 128 manufacturing enterprises in China to reveal the heterogeneous combinatorial path of internal reconfigurations on BSTI through the networking capability, and the case analysis in specific technology fields of Haier, Gree, Midea and TBEA is used to verify our results. The transfer entropy (TE) method is used to reveal the best transformation paths of different BSTIs.
Findings
The results show that the manufacturing enterprises follow the “I,” “T,” “⊥” and “|” reconfiguration logic to effectively realize multiple boundaries breakthrough (MBB), tick boundaries breakthrough (TBB), multiple boundaries reproducing (MBR) and tick boundaries reproducing (TBR) BSTI, respectively. The BSTI has two adjacent transformations named “dual-meta transformations” and “dual-degree transformations.” Nonadjacent transformations follow the “clockwise” transformation law. In “quality transformation,” “degree” transforms first and then “meta” follows, while in “feature transformation,” “meta” transforms first and then degree follows.
Originality/value
Firstly, the scientific classification of BSTI is carried out to guide enterprises to carry out accurate BSTI. Secondly, the “internal reconfiguration-networking capability-BSTI” paths of manufacturing enterprises are explored. Finally, the different laws of different BSTIs’ transformations are revealed.
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Acknowledgements
This work was funded by the programs of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 72074061), the National Social Science Fund Major Projects of China (Grant No. 22&ZD094), Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Provincial (Grant No. LH2023G012), Social Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province (Grant No. 22GLB120) and Heilongjiang Province high-end think tank - Think Tank Open Project of Population Economy and Talent Development Strategy Research Center (No. 211F2022075).
Citation
Wang, X. and Huang, J. (2024), "The realization and transformation law of the boundary-spanning technological innovation of manufacturing enterprises based on the framework of “internal reconfiguration – networking capability – BSTI”", Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Vol. 35 No. 8, pp. 1581-1604. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMTM-01-2024-0043
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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