Distance to Customers, Absorptive Capacity, and Innovation in High-Tech Firms: The Dark Face of Geographical Proximity

Distance to Customers, Absorptive Capacity, and Innovation in High-Tech Firms: The Dark Face of Geographical Proximity

This paper investigates the impact of both geographical and relational proximity on the innovative performance of the firm. We address the role of one firm characteristic-its absorptive capacity-as a specific contingency affecting the relationship between different proximities and innovation. Using...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Journal of small business management 2019-04, Vol.57 (2), p.343-361
Hauptverfasser: Presutti, Manuela, Boari, Cristina, Majocchi, Antonio, Molina-morales, Xavier
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Absorptive capacity
Companies
Customers
Innovations
Proximity
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
container_end_page 361
container_issue 2
container_start_page 343
container_title Journal of small business management
container_volume 57
creator Presutti, Manuela
Boari, Cristina
Majocchi, Antonio
Molina-morales, Xavier
description This paper investigates the impact of both geographical and relational proximity on the innovative performance of the firm. We address the role of one firm characteristic-its absorptive capacity-as a specific contingency affecting the relationship between different proximities and innovation. Using data from 158 high-tech firms located in the Tiburtina Valley in Italy, we studied the relationship between these firms and their key customers. Our findings support the need to downplay the role of geographical proximity in promoting innovation. Our results also show that relational proximity to key customers has a complementary relationship with absorptive capacity, which positively moderates its influence on innovative performance.
doi_str_mv 10.1111/jsbm.12323
format Article
fullrecord <record><control><sourceid>proquest_wiley</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_wiley_primary_10_1111_jsbm_12323_JSBM12323</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><sourcerecordid>2187355170</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-c4163-14cfc3d213901f2145ce332dda46c3b84150cd384172df01632ff53a479ca0b73</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNp9kMtOwzAURC0EEuWx4QsssUOk-JW6ZQcpLSAQSBSJneU6NnVJ4mCnhfw9LoEd4m5mc2audAA4wqiP450tw7zsY0IJ3QI9nDKUDAh_2QY9hBhPCOfDXbAXwhIhxAcj1gPrsQ2NrJSGjYPZKjSu1D6cwot5cL5u7FrDTNZS2aY9hbLK4U1VubVsrKugreC1fV0kM60WcGJ9Gc7hbKHhWPo3OJFx0xk41e7Vy3phlSzgo3eftoxbB2DHyCLow5_cB8-Tq1l2ndw9TG-yi7tEMTygCWbKKJoTTEcIG4JZqjSlJM8lGyg6HzKcIpXTmJzkBsUKMSalkvGRkmjO6T447nZr795XOjRi6Va-ii8FwUNO0xRzFKmTjlLeheC1EbW3pfStwEhsvIqNV_HtNcK4gz9sodt_SHH7dHn_20m7jq2M86X8cL7IRSPbwnnjo34bBP3j1xeGM4yF</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>2187355170</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Distance to Customers, Absorptive Capacity, and Innovation in High-Tech Firms: The Dark Face of Geographical Proximity</title><source>EBSCOhost Business Source Complete</source><source>Access via Wiley Online Library</source><creator>Presutti, Manuela ; Boari, Cristina ; Majocchi, Antonio ; Molina-morales, Xavier</creator><creatorcontrib>Presutti, Manuela ; Boari, Cristina ; Majocchi, Antonio ; Molina-morales, Xavier</creatorcontrib><description>This paper investigates the impact of both geographical and relational proximity on the innovative performance of the firm. We address the role of one firm characteristic-its absorptive capacity-as a specific contingency affecting the relationship between different proximities and innovation. Using data from 158 high-tech firms located in the Tiburtina Valley in Italy, we studied the relationship between these firms and their key customers. Our findings support the need to downplay the role of geographical proximity in promoting innovation. Our results also show that relational proximity to key customers has a complementary relationship with absorptive capacity, which positively moderates its influence on innovative performance.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0047-2778</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1540-627X</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12323</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>Milwaukee: Taylor &amp; Francis</publisher><subject>Absorptive capacity ; Companies ; Customers ; Innovations ; Proximity</subject><ispartof>Journal of small business management, 2019-04, Vol.57 (2), p.343-361</ispartof><rights>2017 International Council for Small Business 2017</rights><rights>2017 International Council for Small Business</rights><rights>2019 International Council for Small Business</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><oa>free_for_read</oa><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-c4163-14cfc3d213901f2145ce332dda46c3b84150cd384172df01632ff53a479ca0b73</citedby><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c4163-14cfc3d213901f2145ce332dda46c3b84150cd384172df01632ff53a479ca0b73</cites></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktopdf>$$Uhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111%2Fjsbm.12323$$EPDF$$P50$$Gwiley$$H</linktopdf><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111%2Fjsbm.12323$$EHTML$$P50$$Gwiley$$H</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>314,780,784,1417,27924,27925,45574,45575</link.rule.ids></links><search><creatorcontrib>Presutti, Manuela</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Boari, Cristina</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Majocchi, Antonio</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Molina-morales, Xavier</creatorcontrib><title>Distance to Customers, Absorptive Capacity, and Innovation in High-Tech Firms: The Dark Face of Geographical Proximity</title><title>Journal of small business management</title><description>This paper investigates the impact of both geographical and relational proximity on the innovative performance of the firm. We address the role of one firm characteristic-its absorptive capacity-as a specific contingency affecting the relationship between different proximities and innovation. Using data from 158 high-tech firms located in the Tiburtina Valley in Italy, we studied the relationship between these firms and their key customers. Our findings support the need to downplay the role of geographical proximity in promoting innovation. Our results also show that relational proximity to key customers has a complementary relationship with absorptive capacity, which positively moderates its influence on innovative performance.</description><subject>Absorptive capacity</subject><subject>Companies</subject><subject>Customers</subject><subject>Innovations</subject><subject>Proximity</subject><issn>0047-2778</issn><issn>1540-627X</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2019</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><recordid>eNp9kMtOwzAURC0EEuWx4QsssUOk-JW6ZQcpLSAQSBSJneU6NnVJ4mCnhfw9LoEd4m5mc2audAA4wqiP450tw7zsY0IJ3QI9nDKUDAh_2QY9hBhPCOfDXbAXwhIhxAcj1gPrsQ2NrJSGjYPZKjSu1D6cwot5cL5u7FrDTNZS2aY9hbLK4U1VubVsrKugreC1fV0kM60WcGJ9Gc7hbKHhWPo3OJFx0xk41e7Vy3phlSzgo3eftoxbB2DHyCLow5_cB8-Tq1l2ndw9TG-yi7tEMTygCWbKKJoTTEcIG4JZqjSlJM8lGyg6HzKcIpXTmJzkBsUKMSalkvGRkmjO6T447nZr795XOjRi6Va-ii8FwUNO0xRzFKmTjlLeheC1EbW3pfStwEhsvIqNV_HtNcK4gz9sodt_SHH7dHn_20m7jq2M86X8cL7IRSPbwnnjo34bBP3j1xeGM4yF</recordid><startdate>201904</startdate><enddate>201904</enddate><creator>Presutti, Manuela</creator><creator>Boari, Cristina</creator><creator>Majocchi, Antonio</creator><creator>Molina-morales, Xavier</creator><general>Taylor &amp; Francis</general><general>Taylor &amp; Francis Ltd</general><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>8BJ</scope><scope>FQK</scope><scope>JBE</scope></search><sort><creationdate>201904</creationdate><title>Distance to Customers, Absorptive Capacity, and Innovation in High-Tech Firms: The Dark Face of Geographical Proximity</title><author>Presutti, Manuela ; Boari, Cristina ; Majocchi, Antonio ; Molina-morales, Xavier</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c4163-14cfc3d213901f2145ce332dda46c3b84150cd384172df01632ff53a479ca0b73</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2019</creationdate><topic>Absorptive capacity</topic><topic>Companies</topic><topic>Customers</topic><topic>Innovations</topic><topic>Proximity</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Presutti, Manuela</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Boari, Cristina</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Majocchi, Antonio</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Molina-morales, Xavier</creatorcontrib><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences</collection><jtitle>Journal of small business management</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Presutti, Manuela</au><au>Boari, Cristina</au><au>Majocchi, Antonio</au><au>Molina-morales, Xavier</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Distance to Customers, Absorptive Capacity, and Innovation in High-Tech Firms: The Dark Face of Geographical Proximity</atitle><jtitle>Journal of small business management</jtitle><date>2019-04</date><risdate>2019</risdate><volume>57</volume><issue>2</issue><spage>343</spage><epage>361</epage><pages>343-361</pages><issn>0047-2778</issn><eissn>1540-627X</eissn><abstract>This paper investigates the impact of both geographical and relational proximity on the innovative performance of the firm. We address the role of one firm characteristic-its absorptive capacity-as a specific contingency affecting the relationship between different proximities and innovation. Using data from 158 high-tech firms located in the Tiburtina Valley in Italy, we studied the relationship between these firms and their key customers. Our findings support the need to downplay the role of geographical proximity in promoting innovation. Our results also show that relational proximity to key customers has a complementary relationship with absorptive capacity, which positively moderates its influence on innovative performance.</abstract><cop>Milwaukee</cop><pub>Taylor &amp; Francis</pub><doi>10.1111/jsbm.12323</doi><tpages>19</tpages><oa>free_for_read</oa></addata></record>
fulltext fulltext
identifier ISSN: 0047-2778
ispartof Journal of small business management, 2019-04, Vol.57 (2), p.343-361
issn 0047-2778
1540-627X
language eng
recordid cdi_wiley_primary_10_1111_jsbm_12323_JSBM12323
source EBSCOhost Business Source Complete; Access via Wiley Online Library
subjects Absorptive capacity
Companies
Customers
Innovations
Proximity
title Distance to Customers, Absorptive Capacity, and Innovation in High-Tech Firms: The Dark Face of Geographical Proximity
url https://sfx.bib-bvb.de/sfx_tum?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2024-12-19T21%3A01%3A53IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-proquest_wiley&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Distance%20to%20Customers,%20Absorptive%20Capacity,%20and%20Innovation%20in%20High-Tech%20Firms:%20The%20Dark%20Face%20of%20Geographical%20Proximity&rft.jtitle=Journal%20of%20small%20business%20management&rft.au=Presutti,%20Manuela&rft.date=2019-04&rft.volume=57&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=343&rft.epage=361&rft.pages=343-361&rft.issn=0047-2778&rft.eissn=1540-627X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111/jsbm.12323&rft_dat=%3Cproquest_wiley%3E2187355170%3C/proquest_wiley%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&disable_directlink=true&sfx.directlink=off&sfx.report_link=0&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=2187355170&rft_id=info:pmid/&rfr_iscdi=true