It has long been recognized that there is a tradeoff between exploration and exploitation. How organizations utilize resources
across time and space will affect firm survival and growth. In this paper, we examine resource utilization and performance
implications over time in an environment undergoing fundamental institutional transformation. Based on a large archive of
Chinese government data from 1988, 1992, and 1996, the study finds that (1) the impact of resource utilization is contingent
on the degree to which different resources are committed to factors of production, (2) the impact is curvilinear and only
valid within an “optimal” range, and (3) the performance implications change over time. As firms enter later stages of the
transitional process, efficiency becomes less important as they shift their strategic focus from exploitation to exploration,
which requires more flexibility. These findings have significant bearing on the issue of upgrading technological competitiveness
in China as the country becomes increasingly integrated in the global economy. Such insights may also have implications for
other emerging economies in Asia.
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Justin Tan
(PhD, Virginia Tech) is professor of management and the Newmont Endowed Chair in Business Strategy in the Schulich School
of Business at York University in Canada. He is also a Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Guanghua School of Management
at Peking University in China. He received the US Fulbright Distinguished Professorship and served in China from 2005 to 2006.
Yong Zeng
(PhD, Tsinghua University) is professor of finance in the College of Economics and Management at the University of Electronic
Science and Technology in China. His research interests include financial engineering, corporate finance and capital market,
economic forecasting and strategic decisions. His works have been published in major academic journals. 相似文献
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