摘要
采用案例研究方法,从企业内产品创新环节间互动视角探索平台组织产品创新模式,归纳平台组织中各产品创新环节的行为内涵,发现各产品创新环节间的互动特征,并以此描述平台组织产品创新模式。结果显示,平台组织通过网络模式获得快速响应用户需求变动并实现产品创新的能力,该模式具有独立发起、任意桥接及共利协调三方面互动特征。具体而言,平台组织通过内部组织单元独立发起各产品创新环节,提高其对环境变动的响应速度;任意桥接扩大了各产品创新环节间的互动范围,减少了互动真空地带;共利协调则通过控制各产品创新环节间的共同利益,提高对产品创新质量的控制力。结论扩展了平台组织产品创新模式理论内涵,同时,丰富了基于平台架构的产品创新理论体系。
This research presents a case study that examining the product innovation model of the platform organization form inter-organization interactive perspective. Our study first identify different product innovation links in platform organization, then, induce the interaction features from all these links to describe product innovation model of platform organization. Our research findings show that, the platform organization improve product innovation efficiency through networking model, which have three interaction features such as: independent initiating, arbitrary bridging and co-profit coordinating. Specifically, the platform organization can adapt to rapid environmental changes though initiates all product innovation links independently by internal sub-unit; arbitrary bridging expands the interaction scope and reduce the vacuum zone between all innovation links; co-profit coordinating coordinate the common interest among different innovation links to improve the product quality control. Our conclusion extend product innovation theory of platform organization, also enrich product innovation model based on platform architecture.
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