This paper aims to examine the influence of individual and combined effects of the mode focused on scientific and technological-based innovation (STI) and the mode based on learning by doing, by using and by interacting (DUI) on firms’ innovation performance and whether information technology (IT) moderates the relation between different innovation modes and firms’ innovation performance.,A conceptual model linking innovation modes, IT (including IT infrastructure and the frequency of IT usage) and firms’ innovation performance was developed, and the proposed hypotheses were tested empirically using World Bank’s micro survey data collected from manufacturing firms in an emerging market (China).,The results show that individually both STI mode of innovation and DUI mode of innovation have a significant positive effect on firms’ innovative performance, whereas the combined STI and DUI mode of innovation has a negative impact. IT infrastructure moderates the relation between STI (or STI and DUI) mode of innovation and firms’ innovation performance, while the frequency of IT usage has no moderating effects on the relationship between any kind of innovation modes and firms’ innovation performance.,Although some results are quite different from what is expected, these are insightful for both academics and policymakers. The use of cross-sectional data has its limitations. Therefore, future studies based on longitudinal data should be conducted. This study points toward the need to conduct the meta-analysis to better explain the existing inconsistencies in the findings of relevant quantitative studies.,This study provides firm managers with practical implications. The conclusions of this study imply that the impact of the combined STI and DUI mode of innovation is likely to be contextual, so firms should make contingent decisions on whether to engage in STI mode of innovation and DUI mode of innovation simultaneously according to their own organizational conditions. Moreover, face-to-face contacts are particularly important when a firm engages in DUI mode of innovation. In addition, the focus of IT strategy of firms engaged in STI mode of innovation should be on perfecting their IT infrastructure rather than increasing the frequency of IT usage.,This paper provides new evidence for the relation between business innovation modes and firms’ innovation performance, and it is one of the few empirical studies that focus on emerging markets. More importantly, this paper proposes a persuasive explanation framework for understanding the heterogeneous impacts of the combined STI and DUI mode of innovation on firms’ innovation performance. This is the first study that examines the moderating effect of IT on the relationship between business innovation modes and a firm’s innovation performance.

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所有创新模式都对公司的创新绩效有利吗？新兴市场的新发现

结果表明，创新的STI模式和DUI的创新模式都对企业的创新绩效产生显着的积极影响，而STI和DUI的创新模式相结合则具有负面影响。IT基础设施缓和了STI（或STI和DUI）创新模式与企业创新绩效之间的关系，而IT使用频率对任何类型的创新模式与企业创新绩效之间的关系均没有调节作用。结果与预期的结果大不相同，这对于学者和政策制定者都是有见地的。横截面数据的使用有其局限性。因此，应根据纵向数据进行进一步的研究。本研究指出有必要进行荟萃分析，以更好地解释相关定量研究结果中存在的不一致之处。该研究为公司经理人提供了实际的启示。本研究的结论表明，STI和DUI创新模式相结合的影响很可能是与环境相关的，因此企业应根据自己的组织，决定是否同时参与STI创新模式和DUI创新模式的决策。条件。此外，当公司采用DUI创新模式时，面对面的交流尤为重要。此外，从事STI创新模式的公司的IT战略重点应放在完善其IT基础架构上，而不是增加IT使用频率。本文为企业创新模式与企业创新绩效之间的关系提供了新的证据，这是针对新兴市场的为数不多的实证研究之一。更重要的是，本文提出了一个有说服力的解释框架，用于理解STI和DUI结合的创新模式对企业创新绩效的异质影响。这是第一个研究IT对业务创新模式与公司创新绩效之间关系的调节作用的研究。本文提出了一个有说服力的解释框架，用于理解STI和DUI结合的创新模式对企业创新绩效的异质影响。这是第一个研究IT对业务创新模式与公司创新绩效之间关系的调节作用的研究。本文提出了一个有说服力的解释框架，用于理解STI和DUI结合的创新模式对企业创新绩效的异质影响。这是第一个研究IT对业务创新模式与公司创新绩效之间关系的调节作用的研究。