Moderating role of external networks and mediating effect of innovation performance on the relationship between technology orientation and firm performance

摘要

This study investigated the moderating effect of external networks on the relationship between technology orientation and innovation performance as well as the mediating role of innovation performance in the link between technology orientation and financial performance. Our study tested the research model using hierarchical regression analysis for data collected from 352 organisations in South Korea. The results revealed that external networks appear to have a positive moderating effect on the relationship between technology orientation and innovation performance and that innovation performance mediates the associations between technology orientation and financial performance. The implications and limitations of this study are presented.