Decentralization, proactive innovation, and mediators: a comparative analysis of cross-level perceptional differences

References

• Ahuja , G. and Lampert , C. 2001 . Entrepreneurship in the large corporation: a longitudinal study of how established firms create breakthrough inventions . Strategic Management Journal , 22 : 521 – 543 . (doi:10.1002/smj.176)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Alexiev , A. S. , Jansen , J. J.P. , Van Den Bosch , F. A.J. and Volberda , H. W. 2010 . Top management team advice seeking and exploratory innovation: the moderating role of TMT heterogeneity . Journal of Management Studies , 47 : 1343 – 1364 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Atuahene-Gima , K. , Li , H. and De Luca , L. M. 2006 . The contingent value of marketing strategy innovativeness for product development performance in Chinese new technology ventures . Industrial Marketing Management , 35 : 359 – 372 . (doi:10.1016/j.indmarman.2005.05.017)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Atuahene-Gima , K. and Murray , J. Y. 2007 . Exploratory and exploitative learning in new product development: a social capital perspective on new technology venture in China . Journal of International Marketing , 15 : 1 – 29 . (doi:10.1509/jimk.15.2.1)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bagozzi , R. , Yi , Y. and Phillips , L. 1991 . Assessing construct validity in organizational research . Administrative Science Quarterly , 36 : 421 – 58 . (doi:10.2307/2393203)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Baker , W. E. and Sinkula , J. M. 2002 . Market orientation, learning orientation and product innovation: delving into the organization's black box . Journal of Market Focused Management , 5 : 5 – 23 . (doi:10.1023/A:1012543911149)
   Google Scholar
• Baker , W. E. and Sinkula , J. M. 2007 . Does market orientation facilitate balanced innovation program? An organizational learning perspective . Journal of Product Innovation Management , 24 : 316 – 334 . (doi:10.1111/j.1540-5885.2007.00254.x)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bantel , K. A. 1994 . Strategic planning openness . Group and Organization Studies , 19 : 406 – 424 . (doi:10.1177/1059601194194002)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bartlett , C. A. and Ghoshal , S. 1986 . Tap your subsidiaries for global reach . Harvard Business Review , 64 : 87 – 94 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bartlett , C. A. , Ghoshal , S. and Beamish , P. 2008 . Transnational Management: Text, Cases and Readings in Cross Border Management , 5 , Burr Ridge , IL : Irwin/McGraw-Hill .
   Google Scholar
• Birkinshaw , J. M. , Hood , N. and Johnsson , S. 1998 . Building firm-specific advantages in multinational corporations: the role of subsidiary initiative . Strategic Management Journal , 19 : 221 – 241 . (doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0266(199803)19:3<221::AID-SMJ948>3.0.CO;2-P)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Brown , J. S. and Duguid , P. 1998 . Organizing knowledge . California Management Review , 40 : 90 – 111 . (doi:10.2307/41165945)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Brown , S. L. and Eisenhardt , K. M. 1997 . The art of continuous change: linking complexity theory and time-paced evolution in relentlessly shifting organizations . Administrative Science Quarterly , 42 : 1 – 34 . (doi:10.2307/2393807)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Burgelman , R. 1991 . Interorganizational ecology of strategy making and organizational adaptation . Organization Science , 2 : 239 – 262 . (doi:10.1287/orsc.2.3.239)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Burgelman , R. 2002 . Strategy as vector and the inertia of coevolutionary lock-in . Administrative Science Quarterly , 47 : 325 – 357 . (doi:10.2307/3094808)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Carpenter , M. A. , Geletkanycz , M. A. and Sanders , W. G. 2004 . Upper echelons research revisited: antecedents, elements, and consequences of top management team composition . Journal of Management , 30 : 749 – 778 . (doi:10.1016/j.jm.2004.02.001)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chandler , A. D. 1962 . Strategy and Structure , Cambridge , MA : MIT Press .
   Google Scholar
• Creswell , J. W. 2003 . Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches , 2 , Thousand Oaks , CA : Sage .
   Google Scholar
• Danneels , E. 2002 . The dynamics of product innovation and firm competences . Strategic Management Journal , 23 : 1095 – 1121 . (doi:10.1002/smj.275)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Doz , Y. L. and Prahalad , C. K. 1981 . Headquarters influence and strategic control in MNCs . Sloan Management Review , 22 : 15 – 29 .
   Google Scholar
• Doz , Y. L. and Prahalad , C. K. 1984 . Patterns of strategic control within multinational corporations . Journal of International Business Studies , 15 : 55 – 72 . (doi:10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490482)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Egelhoff , W. G. 1988 . Strategy and structure in multinational corporations: a revision of the stopford and wells model . Strategic Management Journal , 9 : 1 – 14 . (doi:10.1002/smj.4250090102)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fornell , C. and Larcker , D. F. 1981 . Evaluating structural equation models unobservable variables and measurement error . Journal of Marketing Research , 18 : 39 – 50 . (doi:10.2307/3151312)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gao , G. Y. , Zhou , K. Z. and Yim , C. K. 2007 . On what should firms focus in transitional economies? A study of the contingent value of strategic orientations in China . International Journal of Research in Marketing , 24 : 3 – 15 . (doi:10.1016/j.ijresmar.2006.09.004)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Garnier , G. H. 1982 . Context and decision making autonomy in the foreign affiliates of U.S. multinational corporations . Academy of Management Journal , 25 : 893 – 908 . (doi:10.2307/256105)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ghoshal , S. and Bartlett , C. 1988 . Creation, adoption and diffusion of innovations by subsidiaries of multinational corporations . Journal of International Business Studies , 19 : 365 – 387 . (doi:10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490388)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ghoshal , S. and Bartlett , C. A. 1990 . The multinational corporation as an interorganizational network . Academy of Management Review , 15 : 603 – 625 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Greene , J. C. , Caracell , M. J. and Graham , W. F. 1989 . Toward to conceptual framework for mixed-method evaluation designs . Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis , 11 : 255 – 274 .
   Google Scholar
• Hambrick , D. C. and Mason , P. A. 1984 . Upper echelons: the organization as a reflection of its top managers . Academy of Management Review , 9 : 193 – 206 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Henneke , D. and Luthje , C. 2007 . Interdisciplinary heterogeneity as a catalyst for product innovativeness of entrepreneurial teams . Creativity and Innovation Management , 16 : 121 – 132 . (doi:10.1111/j.1467-8691.2007.00426.x)
   Google Scholar
• Jansen , J. J.P. , Van Den Bosch , F. A.J. and Volberda , H. W. 2005 . Exploratory innovation, exploitative innovation, and ambidexterity: the impact of environmental and organizational antecedents . Schmalenbach Business Review , 57 : 351 – 363 .
   Google Scholar
• Jansen , J. J.P. , Van Den Bosch , F. A.J. and Volberda , H. W. 2006 . Exploratory innovation, exploitative innovation, and performance: effects of organizational antecedents and environmental moderators . Management Science , 52 : 1661 – 1674 . (doi:10.1287/mnsc.1060.0576)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jaworski , B. J. and Kohli , A. K. 1993 . Market orientation: antecedents and consequences . Journal of Marketing , 57 : 53 – 70 . (doi:10.2307/1251854)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jehn , K. A. and Mannix , E. 2001 . The dynamic nature of conflict: a longitudinal study of intragroup conflict and group performance . Academy of Management Journal , 44 : 238 – 251 . (doi:10.2307/3069453)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kerlinger , F. N. 1979 . Behavioral Research: A Conceptual Approach , New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston .
   Google Scholar
• Kotha , S. and Nair , A. 1995 . Strategy and environment as determinants of performance: evidence from the Japanese machine tool industry . Strategic Management Journal , 16 : 21 – 42 . (doi:10.1002/smj.4250160916)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• von Krogh , G. , Nonaka , I. and Aben , M. 2001 . Making the most of your company's knowledge: a strategic framework . Long Range Planning , 34 : 421 – 440 . (doi:10.1016/S0024-6301(01)00059-0)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Labovitz , S. and Hagedorn , R. 1971 . Introduction to Social Research , New York : McGraw-Hill .
   Google Scholar
• Lenz , R. T. 1980 . Environment, strategy, organization structure and performance: patterns in one industry . Strategic Management Journal , 1 : 209 – 26 . (doi:10.1002/smj.4250010303)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Leontiades , J. C. 1986 . Going global- global strategies vs. national strategies . Long Range Planning , 19 : 96 – 104 . (doi:10.1016/0024-6301(86)90102-0)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mannix , E. and Neale , M. A. 2005 . What differences make a difference? The promise and reality of diverse teams in organizations . Psychological Science in the Public Interest , 6 : 31 – 55 . (doi:10.1111/j.1529-1006.2005.00022.x)
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Martinez , J. and Jarillo , J. 1991 . Coordination demands of international strategies . Journal of International Business Studies , 22 : 429 – 444 . (doi:10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490309)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• McGrath , R. G. 2001 . Exploratory learning, adaptive capacity and the role of managerial oversight . Academy of Management Journal , 44 : 118 – 131 . (doi:10.2307/3069340)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Menon , A. , Adidam , P. T. and Edison , S. W. 1999 . Antecedents and consequences of marketing strategy making: a model and a test . Journal of Marketing , 63 : 18 – 40 . (doi:10.2307/1251943)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Miller , D. C. 1991 . Handbook of Research Design and Social Measurement , 5 , Newbury Park , CA : Sage .
   Google Scholar
• Miller , D. and Friesen , P. H. 1982 . Innovation in conservative and entrepreneurial firms: two models of strategic momentum . Strategic Management Journal , 1 : 1 – 25 . (doi:10.1002/smj.4250030102)
   Google Scholar
• Monge, P., Lee, S., Fulk, J., Frank, L.B., Margolin, D., Schultz, C., Shen, C., and Weber, M. (2011a), ‘Evolutionary and ecological models for organizational communication’, in V. Miller, M.S. Poole, D.R. Seibold and Associates (Eds.), Advancing research in organizational communication through qualitative methodology, Management Communication Quarterly, 25, 26–34. doi: 10.1177/0893318910390193.
   Google Scholar
• Monge , P. , Lee , S. , Fulk , J. , Weber , M. , Shen , C. , Schultz , C. , Margolin , D. , Gould , J. and Frank , L. B. 2011b . Research methods for studying evolutionary and ecological processes in organizational communication . Management Communication Quarterly , 25 : 211 – 251 . (doi:10.1177/0893318911399447)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Morgan , D. 1998 . Practical strategies for combining qualitative and quantitative methods: applications to health research . Qualitative Health Research , 8 : 362 – 376 . (doi:10.1177/104973239800800307)
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nadler , D. and Tushman , M. 2002 . Competing by Design: The Power of Organizational Architecture , New York : Oxford University Press .
   Google Scholar
• Narver , J. C. , Slater , S. F. and MacLachlan , D. L. 2004 . Responsive and proactive market orientation and new-product success . Journal of Product Innovation Management , 21 : 334 – 347 . (doi:10.1111/j.0737-6782.2004.00086.x)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Podsakoff , P. M. and Organ , D. W. 1986 . Self-reports in organizational research: problems and prospects . Journal of Management , 12 : 531 – 544 . (doi:10.1177/014920638601200408)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Porter , M. E. 1980 . Competitive Strategy , New York : Free Press .
   Google Scholar
• Powell , W. W. 1998 . Learning from collaboration: knowledge and networks in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries . California Management Review , 40 : 228 – 240 . (doi:10.2307/41165952)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Punch , K. F. 2005 . Introduction to Social Research: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches , 2 , London : Sage .
   Google Scholar
• Shuen, A. (1994), ‘Technology Sourcing and Learning Strategies in the Semiconductor Industry’. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Berkeley, CA.
   Google Scholar
• Steckler , A. , McLeroy , K. R. , Goodman , R. M. , Bird , S. T. and McCormick , L. 1992 . Toward integrating qualitative and quantitative methods: an introduction . Health Education Quarterly , 19 : 1 – 8 . (doi:10.1177/109019819201900101)
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Taggart , J. H. 1997 . An evaluation of the integration-responsiveness framework: MNC manufacturing subsidiaries in the UK . Management International Review , 37 : 295 – 318 .
   Google Scholar
• Thomas , G. 1997 . What's the use of theory? . Harvard Educational Review , 67 : 75 – 104 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tushman , M. L. and Anderson , P. 2004 . Managing Strategic Innovation and Change , 2 , New York : Oxford University Press .
   Google Scholar
• Tushman , M. L. and O'Reilly , C. A. 1996 . Ambidextrous organizations: managing evolutionary and revolutionary change . California Management Review , 38 : 8 – 30 . (doi:10.2307/41165852)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tushman , M. L. and Romanelli , E. 1985 . “ Organizational evolution: a metamorphosis model of convergence and reorientation ” . In Research in Organizational Behavior , Edited by: Cummings , L. and Staw , B. 171 – 222 . Greenwich , CT : JAI Press .
   Google Scholar
• Van de Ven , A. H. , Delbecq , A. L. and Koenig , R. 1976 . Determinants of coordination modes within organizations . American Sociological Review , 41 : 322 – 338 . (doi:10.2307/2094477)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Van de Ven , A. H. and Drazin , R. 1985 . “ The concept of fit in contingency theory ” . In Research in Organizational Behavior , Edited by: Cummings , L. L. and Staw , B. M. Vol. 7 , 333 – 365 . Greenwich , CT : JAJ Press .
   Google Scholar
• Venkatraman , N. and Prescott , J. E. 1990 . Environment-strategy coalignment: an empirical test of its performance implications . Strategic Management Journal , 11 : 1 – 23 . (doi:10.1002/smj.4250110102)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar