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Geographic scope, isolating mechanisms, and firm performance: Antecedents and consequences of isolating mechanisms.

机译：地理范围，隔离机制和公司绩效：隔离机制的前提和后果。

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In this dissertation, I examine the antecedents and consequences of isolating mechanisms or the barriers to imitation, focusing on the role of geographic scope of knowledge acquisition. I address the following four questions concerning the antecedents and consequences of isolating mechanisms with data from the semiconductor industry.;The first two questions address antecedents of isolating mechanisms, focusing on sources of and the relationships among the factors creating isolating mechanisms. The first question asks whether geographic scope of knowledge acquisition or the extent to which a firm acquires knowledge from multiple countries can be an independent source of isolating mechanisms. I posit that geographic scope can be an independent source of isolating mechanisms because embeddedness of knowledge in the multiple layers of nested networks within a country can increase causal ambiguity and uniqueness to those who do not have membership in the networks. On this basis, I maintain that, independently from and jointly with intrinsic characteristics of knowledge, geographic scope of knowledge acquisition can create isolating mechanisms. Empirical analyses using the accelerated failure-time (AFT) technique corroborate the arguments.;The second question addresses the relationship among the causal factors linked to the creation of isolating mechanisms. I posit that the causal factors that create isolating mechanisms can be equifinal and functionally equivalent in nature. Empirical analyses using the fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) method corroborate the arguments that multiple paths can lead to the creation of isolating mechanisms and, in these paths, causal factors from the two different sources of isolating mechanisms, intrinsic characteristics of knowledge and geographic scope of knowledge acquisition, can be functionally equivalent.;The remaining two questions address consequences of isolating mechanisms, focusing on the value appropriation aspects of geographic scope of knowledge acquisition. The third question addresses the implications of isolating mechanisms in knowledge flow. I maintain that the negative association found in extant literature between geographic scope and innovation outputs measured as the number of forward citations a patent receives, is due in part to the fact that isolating mechanisms impede the flow of knowledge and prevent others from accessing the knowledge, thus making it difficult to cite. Results of mediating effects analyses corroborate the argument that isolating mechanisms created by geographic scope partially mediate the relationship between geographic scope and innovation outputs.;The fourth question examines the value appropriation aspect of isolating mechanisms. I maintain that a firm would achieve better financial performance out of the economic returns from innovation when its innovative knowledge is protected by isolating mechanisms. I empirically test the moderating effects of isolating mechanisms on the relationship between innovation output and financial performance. The results corroborate the argument. Questions 3 and 4 together show the process of value appropriation: isolating mechanisms created via geographic scope (1) can help firms prevent competitors from accessing their innovative knowledge, and (2) by doing so can help firms capture a larger proportion of economic returns from innovation, thus allowing them to enjoy better financial performance.;This dissertation contributes to the research literature in at least four ways. First, it highlights that a broader range of factors can create isolating mechanisms via multiple ways. Second, it shows that geographic scope can be a source of both value creation and value appropriation, thus helping firms not only create but also sustain their competitive advantage. Third, it introduces a new motivation of firm internationalization, the creation of isolating mechanisms to sustain competitive advantage. Lastly, it contributes to our methodological understanding by providing possible issues with forward citation-based measurements for innovation.
机译：在这篇论文中，我研究了隔离机制或模仿障碍的前因和后果，重点是知识获取的地理范围的作用。我将针对来自半导体行业数据的隔离机制的前提和后果解决以下四个问题。前两个问题针对隔离机制的前提进行探讨，重点关注隔离机制的来源和它们之间的关系。第一个问题是知识获取的地理范围或企业从多个国家获取知识的程度是否可以作为隔离机制的独立来源。我认为地理范围可以是隔离机制的独立来源，因为在一国内部嵌套网络的多层结构中知识的嵌入会增加因网络中没有成员资格的人的因果歧义和独特性。在此基础上，我认为，独立于知识的固有特性并与之结合，知识获取的地理范围可以创建隔离机制。使用加速故障时间（AFT）技术进行的经验分析证实了上述论点。第二个问题是与隔离机制的建立相关的因果关系。我认为，造成隔离机制的因果关系在本质上可以是等效的，并且在功能上是等效的。使用模糊集定性比较分析（QCA）方法进行的经验分析证实了以下观点：多条路径可能导致隔离机制的产生，并且在这些路径中，存在来自两种不同隔离机制来源，知识内在特征和地理因素的因果关系剩下的两个问题解决了隔离机制的后果，重点是知识获取地理范围的价值分配方面。第三个问题解决了知识流中隔离机制的含义。我坚持认为，现有文献中发现的地理范围与创新产出之间的负相关关系（以专利获得的正向引用数衡量）部分是由于隔离机制阻碍了知识流并阻止其他人获取知识，因此很难引用。中介效应分析的结果证实了由地理范围建立的隔离机制部分地调节了地理范围与创新产出之间关系的观点。;第四个问题考察了隔离机制的价值分配方面。我坚持认为，如果公司的创新知识受到隔离机制的保护，那么它将能够从创新的经济回报中获得更好的财务绩效。我凭经验测试隔离机制对创新产出与财务绩效之间关系的调节作用。结果证实了这一论点。问题3和问题4共同显示了价值分配的过程：通过地理范围建立的隔离机制（1）可以帮助公司防止竞争对手获取其创新知识，并且（2）这样做可以帮助公司从中获得更大的经济回报创新，从而使他们享有更好的财务业绩。;本论文至少在四个方面为研究文献做出了贡献。首先，它强调了更广泛的因素可以通过多种方式创建隔离机制。其次，它表明地理范围可以是价值创造和价值占有的来源，因此不仅可以帮助企业创造价值，而且可以保持其竞争优势。第三，它引入了公司国际化的新动力，建立了维持竞争优势的隔离机制。最后，它通过基于正向引用的创新度量提供可能的问题，从而有助于我们对方法论的理解。

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    Kim, Minyoung.;

  • 作者单位

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.;

  • 授予单位 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.;
  • 学科 Management.;Organization theory.
  • 学位 Ph.D.
  • 年度 2012
  • 页码 157 p.
  • 总页数 157
  • 原文格式 PDF
  • 正文语种 eng
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