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    Exploring Supply Chain Collaborative Innovation: Evidence from China.


    Chen, Wenjie, Brennan, Louis and Zeng, Deming (2013) Exploring Supply Chain Collaborative Innovation: Evidence from China. Irish Journal of Management, 32 (2): 2. pp. 5-27. ISSN 1649-248X

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    Abstract

    Innovation is a critical source of competitive advantage. With increasing competition, globalisation and improved communications technology, organisations are, to a large extent, operating and competing on the supply chain (SC) level. Similarly, an organisation's technology innovation is also presenting boundary-spanning features. The SC itself is a kind of network structure. In such a network structure, technology innovation, co-influenced by various interdependent elements, shows itself as a complex non-linear system, which comprises multiple feedbacks. However, the relationships among these elements are complex and unclear. Further investigation is needed so as to develop a model of continuous SC collaborative innovation. This paper embraces the system dynamics methodology and explores how elements internal and external to the SC interact with each other and contribute to SC collaborative technology innovation. The model serves as an exploratory tool for analysing the interaction and interdependence among network actors and evaluates possible alternatives to promote innovation.
    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Innovation; Collaboration; Supply Chain;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Business
    Item ID: 20397
    Depositing User: IAM School of Business
    Date Deposited: 15 Aug 2025 12:23
    Journal or Publication Title: Irish Journal of Management
    Publisher: Irish Academy of Management
    Refereed: Yes
    URI: https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/20397
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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