Diffusion of open innovation practices in Danish SMEs (original) (raw)

Open Innovation in the German SME Sector -Development and Test of a Diffusion Model

Chesbrough (2003) described Open innovation (OI) as the new way for companies to generate innovations. Although inclusion of external parties into the corporate innovation process has also happened before, Chesborough was the first to describe the possibility to include multiple external agents simultaneously to innovate at a faster pace. In recent times several studies discussed this topic mainly arguing for the use of OI. This research puts the main studies in a time-wise perspective and argues for a phased model of the OI adoption process. The bespoke diffusion model is applied to the German SME market via a two-fold qualitative and quantitative empirical study. It becomes apparent that the current status of adoption of OI does not comply with the previously anticipated adoption rates. The paper reflects this finding by discussing barriers to reach the next levels of OI adoption.

Implementation Of Open Innovation Practices In Swedish Manufacturing Industry

Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED'09), Vol. 1, 2009

abstract: We are witnessing a shift towards more" open innovation" approaches and practices where firms cooperate and to a higher degree rely on external sources in their innovative work, and where the aim is to enhance innovation both inside and outside the boarders of the firm. However, there is a lack on studies on this research topic. Thus, the main purpose of the study is to get a deeper understanding of how can large firms implement open innovation practices. This purpose will be achieved by first, ...

Challenges in Adopting Open Innovation Strategies in SMEs: An Exploratory Study in Portugal

Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, 2013

Researches indicate that adoption of open innovation strategies in the entrepreneurships offers a promising way to face the ever increasing challenges due to globalization of entrepreneurships. However, in spite of abundance of researches, practices and case studies on adoption of open innovation strategies in relatively larger firms or corporate houses, studies are rare in the other sector of the entrepreneurships, which is popularly known as the small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs). This study has tried to find out the parameters of challenges that are being faced by the SMEs. A questionnaire has been placed on the Surveymonkey and a few selected companies were approached to participate in the web based survey. Due to the limitation of finding a larger contact list, this paper discusses about the findings of the completed survey, which is being termed as the pilot one. The findings are being discussed within the texts and it is expected that a new survey will start soon with a list containing larger number of companies.

Open Innovation in Small and Medium-Sized Polish Enterprises

Open innovation management focuses on exploring and exploiting a variety of innovation opportunities. Many new opportunities have been created by the development of IT and communication technologies, enabling firms to reach for external resources in order to support their competitive advantages and performance. The concept is well described theoretically, but research on the use of open innovation in practice, especially by SMEs, is still relatively scarce and fragmented. Our objective is to examine the relationship between open innovation (OI) embraced by small and medium-sized Polish enterprises (SMEs) and the performance of these firms. The paper is designed as follows: We start by reviewing key studies on the role of the customer/user in the innovation process. We then describe the concept of open innovation and outline previous empirical research, demonstrating the relationship between the adoption of open innovation practices and the performance of SMEs. Analysis in the litera...

THE IMPACT OF OPENNESS ON INNOVATION IN SMEs

International Journal of Innovation Management, 2019

The study of modes of open innovation in smaller companies is still in the development phase. This study responds to this situation and, drawing upon a data set from 4,679 Turkish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), explores the influence of inbound open innovation and coupled open innovation on marketing innovation as well as process and organisational innovation in SMEs. Results reveal major differences between small and medium-sized Turkish enterprises with regard to both marketing innovation as well as process and organisational innovation. While inbound open innovation positively influences both, marketing as well as process and organisational innovation, the effects for small-sized enterprises are even higher than for medium-sized ones. Coupled open innovation positively influences both innovation outcomes as well, although the effects for medium-sized enterprises are significantly higher than for smaller ones.

Effect of Open Innovation Practices on SMEs Innovative Performance: An Empirical Study

Several studies suggest that open innovation (OI) practices positively influences innovation efforts of large and small firms. However, few studies have investigated implication of adapting OI in the SMEs context. In this study, we address the research gap by investigating the effects of four in-bound OI practices on innovative performance based on data from 252 technology-based SMEs. Our results reveal that different OI are beneficial for different innovation performances. For instance, technology sourcing is linked to radical innovation, while technology scouting is linked to incremental innovation. Based on our study, it seems worthwhile to further study OI issues in SMEs.

Open Innovation in SMEs: Drivers and Inhibitors

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2000

The Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT), a subsidiary body of ESCAP, was established on 16 July 1977 with the objectives to: assist the members and associate members of ESCAP through strengthening their capabilities to develop and manage national innovation systems; develop, transfer, adapt and apply technology; improve the terms of transfer of technology; and identify and promote the development and transfer of technologies relevant to the region. The Centre will achieve the above objectives by undertaking such functions as:

A process view and a framework for open innovation in SMEs

2019

This work is a research-in-progress outcome of a large-scale study of open innovation in European SMEs. The study presents a process model of an open innovation in SMEs, which has been developed and validated through the course of studying the cases of 117 Europe-based SMEs (of various sectors, region and lifecycle stage) practicing open innovation. The proposed framework provides a non-linear, cyclic model of SME’ open innovation, which considers not only internal company space, but also extra-organizational or open innovation space. This framework provides not only a contribution to the innovation management literature, but also appears a tool to support an informed decision-making in SMEs entering the open innovation space.

Chapter 15: Open Innovation in Small and Medium-Sized Polish Enterprises

pen innovation management focuses on exploring and exploiting a variety of innovation opportunities. Many new opportunities have been created by the development of IT and communication technologies, enabling firms to reach for external resources in order to support their competitive advantages and performance. The concept is well described theoretically, but research on the use of open innovation in practice, especially by SMEs, is still relatively scarce and fragmented. Our objective is to examine the relationship between open innovation (OI) embraced by small and medium-sized Polish enterprises (SMEs) and the performance of these firms. The paper is designed as follows: We start by reviewing key studies on the role of the customer/user in the innovation process. We then describe the concept of open innovation and outline previous empirical research, demonstrating the relationship between the adoption of open innovation practices and the performance of SMEs. Analysis in the literature shows this relationship is complex and country-specific. We subsequently test it in the context of Polish SMEs. The final part presents our research design and empirical findings.