I am writing my thesis about corporate venture capital, startup programs and their implications for corporate financial performance.
At the moment, I consider absorptive capacity as one moderator of the above relationship.
Any suggestions for a further moderator?
I have just read a very interesting paper on control and innovation, they used technological uncertainty to moderate their model. You can check the paper.
Müller-Stewens, B., Widener, S. K., Möller, K., & Steinmann, J. C. (2020). The role of diagnostic and interactive control uses in innovation. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 80, 101078.
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Looks like an interesting topic. In addition to the above, you may want to home in on one or two aspects of "absorptive capacity." Look at the attached link to "The Innovation Value Chain" for some pointers.In a nutshell, depending on the circumstances, the moderators could be:-
Each one of the above have underlying drivers that you could also explore.
https://hbr.org/2007/06/the-innovation-value-chain
For the Corporate Venturing-Performance relationship, it is also suggested to consider the role of "opportunity recognition" as a whole.
Thanks for all the suggestions!
What do you think of taking technological/portfolio diversity of the CVC and startup programs into account as a second moderator?
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