Abstract: Suppliers have become increasingly important source of open innovation for manufacturers, supplier innovativeness(SI) is crucial to evaluate and manage suppliers for manufacturers. This study based on the organizational innovativeness and relational view, to analysis the nature of SI. Taking Chinese manufacturers as research objects, the study utilizes the in-depth interview and grounded theory to explore the concept and dimensions of SI, and then generate an explain framework of the construct. Subsequently we compile the scale of SI, and then a large-sample survey is conducted. By factor analysis of the valid data collected from Chinese manufacturers, we have tested and verified the construct of SI and developed the SI scale. The results illustrate that SI is composed of technological capability, thirst for innovation, willingness of resource sharing and relational collaboration capability. The first two dimensions indicate that the manufacturers focus on the characteristics of supplier itself, the latter two dimensions focus on the characteristics of supplier who could use their resources for the operation of manufacturers effectively in the relationship. The SI scale we developed provides a measurement tool to evaluate and manage suppliers for manufacturers.

摘要： 供应商是制造企业开放式创新的重要来源，供应商创新性成为当前制造企业运营过程中评价并管理供应商的重点。基于组织创新性理论和关系观分析供应商创新性的特征，以制造企业为研究对象，利用深度访谈和扎根理论方法，探索供应商创新性的概念和维度，形成供应商创新性构念解释构架。编制供应商创新性量表，通过大样本问卷调查数据的因子分析，检验供应商创新性构念并开发测量量表。结果表明，供应商创新性由技术能力、创新欲求、资源共享意愿和关系协同能力4个维度组成，前两维度表明企业注重供应商自身应具备的创新特征，后两维度表明企业注重供应商在合作中体现的将其创新资源高效用于促进企业运营的特征，开发的供应商创新性量表为企业评价并管理供应商提供测量工具。