The relationship between collaboration with competitors and goods innovation performance was
investigated along with the moderating effect of the innovating firm?s technological capability. The
hypothesis that collaboration with competitors has an inverted U-shaped relationship with goods
innovation performance was tested using data on new goods introductions from 749 Iranian firms.
The results support the balance between competition and collaboration by confirming that collaboration
with competitors contributes considerably to successful goods innovation. The positive
influences of co-optation certainly seem consistent with the cooperative arguments that collaboration
with competitors increases absorptive capacity, improves information exchange and facilitates
joint problem solving. The results also show that unnecessary collaboration with competitors
can have a negative influence on innovation performance, raising concerns about opportunistic
exploitation. The results support the existence of a bell-shaped relationship between co-opetition
and goods innovation performance. Technological capability and alliances with universities were
shown to weaken the relationship.
Hubungan antara kolaborasi dengan pesaing dan kinerja inovasi barang diinvestigasi bersamaan
dengan efek moderasi kapabilitas inovasi teknologi perusahaan. Hipotesis bahwa kolaborasi dengan
pesaing memiliki hubungan berbentuk U terbalik dengan kinerja inovasi barang diuji menggunakan
data pada produk baru dari 749 perusahaan Iran. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa keseimbangan
antara persaingan dan kolaborasi berkontribusi pada kesuksesan inovasi barang. Pengaruh positif
dari kooptasi terlihat konsisten dengan argumentasi bahwa kolaborasi dengan pesaing meningkatkan
absorptive capacity, meningkatkan pertukaran informasi dan memfasilitasi penyelesaian
masalah bersama. Hasil juga menunjukkan bahwa kolaborasi yang tidak penting dengan pesaing
dapat berpengaruh negatif terhadap hubungan berbentuk bel antara koopetisi dan kinerja inovasi
barang. Kapabilitas teknologi dan aliansi dengan universitas juga mampu melemahkan hubungan
tersebut.
