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Abstract In hypercompetition, enterprise R&D department must continue to improve R&D capabilities to effectively cope with changeable competitive environment. R&D capabilities not only depend on the technology capability, but also relate to organizational rigidity of R&D department. Based on organizational rigidity theory and organizational characteristics of R&D departments, Organizational Rigidity Explanatory Model of enterprise R&D department is built using cross-case study method. The results show that enterprise management system for R&D department, technological opportunities perception of R&D personnel, appropriateness of innovations, cumulation of technology advantage, properties of the knowledge base, the internal management system of R&D department, sizes of R&D department, ages of R&D department, contact with other departments in the enterprise, and contact with other departments outside the enterprise have important influences on organizational rigidity. And then, organizational rigidity can increase the difficulty of taking new technology and have a certain restriction on the potential of enterprise development.
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Received: 16 January 2016
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2016, Vol. 13 
