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Structural equation modelling (SEM) based on partial least squares (PLS) was then applied to test the hypotheses drawn from the research.<\/jats:italic><\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:italic>The results obtained show that knowledge sharing is a key issue in order to enhance innovation capability. With the exception of ICT\u2010based knowledge sharing mechanisms (whose influence on the generation of new ideas is not statistically significant), all types of mechanism considered exert a significant impact both on ideation and on innovation project management (although their degree of relevance varies), and account for a great deal of variance in both constructs. Differences between countries arise when it comes to the influence of each first\u2010level innovation capacity on company performance.<\/jats:italic><\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Research limitations\/implications<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:italic>Traditional limitations of cross\u2010sectional studies apply.<\/jats:italic><\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:italic>The main contribution of this paper is to provide empirical evidence about the impact of knowledge sharing on innovation. 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