How corporate technological innovation social responsibility leads to better radical technological innovation: an intellectual capital perspective
Abstract
Purpose
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is regarded as the driving factor of innovation. However, corporate technological innovation social responsibility’s (CTISR) role and effect mechanism in leveraging radical technological innovation (RTI) has been limited. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships between CTISR and RTI and the moderating effect of intellectual capital and institutional support on CTISR and RTI.
Design/methodology/approach
Grounded in resource-based view, a research model including CTISR, intellectual capital, institutional support and RTI is proposed Content analysis is performed on the CSR reports of Chinese companies that have been publicly listed published from 2008 to 2022, to measure each company’s CTISR. A regression analysis was then applied to relate CTISR, intellectual capital and institutional support to firm-specific variables to determine their relevance and influence on RTI.
Findings
Results indicate that CTISR is positively related to RTI. The results also indicate that human capital, structural capital and institutional support strengthen this positive relationship. Furthermore, institutional support strengthens the positive interaction effect of human capital with CTISR and structural capital with CTISR, respectively.
Originality/value
This research explores the relationships among CTISR, intellectual capital, institutional support and RTI in a comprehensive model, which is the first known study to highlight that CTISR can enhance RTI and gives managers implications on how to align corporate technological innovation while pursuing RTI.
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Acknowledgements
This article is funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (72072047), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (HIT.HSS.ESD202310), The Research Project on Graduates’ Education and Teaching Reform (23MS011) and Research Project on Higher Education of Heilongjiang Higher Education Association (23GJYBC011).
Citation
Wu, W., Shi, J., Liu, Y. and Zhang, X. (2024), "How corporate technological innovation social responsibility leads to better radical technological innovation: an intellectual capital perspective", Journal of Intellectual Capital, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIC-09-2023-0218
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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