Joining a technical standards alliance is becoming increasingly crucial for latecomer enterprises’ innovation catch-up in today's fast-paced technological environment. This study investigates the influence of latecomers’ ambidextrous innovation on technical standards alliances while highlighting the importance of alliance routines. A structural equation model is used to analyse a sample of 118 latecomer members and 45 technical standards alliances in China's strategic emerging industries. Several novel findings are reported. First, latecomers’ two types of innovation catch-up and the three dimensions of alliance routines promote alliance performance, all of which positively impact alliance performance. Second, alliance routines have different effects on latecomers’ Ambidextrous innovation catch-up. All three dimensions of the alliance routine promote utilisation innovation catch-up, whereas behavioural logic and interactive consensus hinder exploration innovation catch-up. Third, utilisation innovation completely mediates between alliance practice and performance, whereas exploration innovation only plays a partial mediating role. This study presents specific recommendations for latecomer enterprises and technical standards alliances.

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从联盟惯例角度看后发双元创新追赶对技术标准联盟绩效的影响


在当今快节奏的技术环境中，加入技术标准联盟对于后来者企业的创新追赶变得越来越重要。本研究探讨了后来者的双元创新对技术标准联盟的影响，同时强调了联盟惯例的重要性。采用结构方程模型对我国战略性新兴产业中118个后发成员和45个技术标准联盟的样本进行分析。报告了一些新的发现。首先，后来者的两种创新追赶和联盟套路的三个维度促进联盟绩效，这些都对联盟绩效产生正向影响。其次，联盟套路对后来者双元创新追赶的影响不同。联盟常规的三个维度都促进了利用创新的赶超，而行为逻辑和互动共识则阻碍了探索创新的赶超。第三，利用创新在联盟实践与绩效之间完全中介，而探索创新仅起部分中介作用。本研究为后来者企业和技术标准联盟提出了具体建议。