Volume 18, No. 6, 2021
The Mediation Role Of Innovativeness Between Knowledge Acquisition And Performance: An Insight From Algeria
Aichouche Mohammed El Hafedh , Tamma Elhachemi
Abstract
The fundamental purpose of gathering knowledge from foreign partners is to enhance the performance of international joint ventures. This research aims to investigate, with reference to the KBV theory, the mediating influence of IJV innovation on the knowledge acquisition-performance connection. Using data from 122 oil and gas IJVs in Algeria, we examine the role of IJV innovation as a mediator between knowledge acquisition and IJV performance. The investigation revealed that the innovativeness of IJVs influences the connection between knowledge acquisition and performance. The findings contribute to the understanding of the performance of IJVs by illustrating how knowledge acquisition can be used to increase the innovativeness of IJVs and, consequently, improve their performance. Our study adds both conceptually and empirically to the corpus of knowledge.
Pages: 7817-7827
Keywords: knowledge acquisition, innovativeness, performance, international joint ventures, Algeria