Network characteristics and organizational innovation capability: A study of the inter-organizational collaboration network of new drug development in Shanghai, China

摘要

The size of organizational network, organizations' betweenness centrality and structural hole exert positive effects on organizational innovation capability. The intermediary effect of structural hole on organizational innovation capability is not significant. These outcomes enrich the understanding of the promoting effect of the inter-organizational network on organizational innovation performance in general. The findings contribute to business practitioners in high-tech clusters on their capability development.