Value Creation in Research Based Production Systems： An Empirical Study  

作　　者：Maria Rosaria Marcone Domenico Carminucci 

机构地区：[1]Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy

出　　处：《China-USA Business Review》2015年第9期427-437,共11页美中经济评论（英文版）

摘　　要：The current paper investigates empirically the relation between relatively radical changes （radical for medium sized firms） in strategic research and development （R＆D） firm-choices occurring within small time windows and an evaluation of the extent of the firm＇s exploratory knowledge activity. In particular, value is co-created in use, because customers assess and determine the value of the proposition on the basis of the specificity of their usage. This paper focuses on the impact that moving between exploitation and exploration can have on a firm＇s innovative performance. This study develops a conceptual framework of value creation and appropriation in the technological growth process in medium sized multinationals and analyses this in an exploratory longitudinal multi-case study. This research approach is inductive and deductive, which means that the aim is directed towards theory building through the original use of existing theory from both international managerial literature and empirical analysis. Overall, this study provides a unique contribution in terms of both theoretical development and managerial implications by investigating the two activities （operations and R＆D activities） with the aspects of global development.

关 键 词：value systems knowledge management medium sized multinationals 

分 类 号：F276.3[经济管理—企业管理] N02[经济管理—国民经济]