scholarly journals Open Innovation in SMEs: Potential and Realized Absorptive Capacity for Interorganizational Learning in Dyad Collaborations with Academia

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grover Avalos-Quispe ◽  
Luis Hernández-Simón
Keyword(s):  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Research Unit ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
Complex Dimension ◽  
Sources Of Knowledge ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
External Sources Of Knowledge ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Due to a variety of barriers to develop innovation, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) find it necessary to collaborate with external sources of knowledge. The current study analyses the collaboration between SMEs and academia over an open innovation setting in Mexico. An absorptive capacity (ACAP) approach has been applied to understanding the process of developing new knowledge for achieving innovation. A two-part questionnaire was developed with the aim of assessing the ACAP of a new joint research unit. Data was collected from a local group of SMEs that collaborated as dyads with academia supported by a government program of innovation in Mexico. The result shows that there was a moderate potential and realized ACAP in the sample; these results are mutually related with both parts of the questionnaire which supports our findings. In conclusion, exploitation of new knowledge is a complex dimension for creating value from collaboration, which makes the outcome difficult to measure using traditional means. It can be argued that exploiting new knowledge for innovation is an iterative process of learning when exploring new sources of knowledge from academia.

scholarly journals Does open innovation apply to China? Exploring the contingent role of external knowledge sources and internal absorptive capacity in Chinese large firms and SMEs

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 594-613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Huang ◽  
John Rice ◽  
Nigel Martin
Keyword(s):  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Large Firm ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Knowledge Sources ◽  
Research Institutes ◽  
Medium Enterprises

AbstractWhile ‘open innovation’ is often considered to be an organisational strategy with universal application, its generalisability and applicability to organisations operating within emerging economies has yet to be fully explored. This study provides empirical evidence of its importance within a substantial sample of Chinese large firms and small and medium enterprises. Using Tobit regression analysis, our findings indicate that external knowledge sources from inter-firm networking are more important in creating the benefits of open innovation for Chinese small and medium enterprises than their larger peers. Linkages to university and research institutes generally have few direct effects on the innovation performance of both large and small firms in China. However, the role of universities and research institutes is shown to be important among our large firm sample when combined with evident internal absorptive capacity. This interaction is generally limited to our large firm sample, and is not as evident among small firms.Our study indicates that the barriers to the adoption of open innovation by Chinese firms might be largely related to the comparatively weak domestic research expertise and limited organisational absorptive capabilities, with this most particularly evident for small and medium enterprises.These findings suggest that, based on this evidence, there is no need for emerging economies like China to mimic the emergence path from closed to open innovation followed by developed countries. Chinese firms will be more likely to garner the benefits available from openness when they develop the capabilities required to identify, assimilate and commercialise knowledge and technologies obtained from external sources.

scholarly journals Knowledge Sharing, Absorptive Capacity and Innovation Capabilities: An Empirical Study on Small and Medium Enterprises in North Sulawesi, Indonesia

2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolas Fajar Wuryaningrat
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Knowledge Resources ◽  
North Sulawesi ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Medium Enterprises

The capability of a firm to instill innovation depends on its knowledge resources. This capability can be utilized by facilitating knowledge sharing and absorptive capacity in the context of small and medium enterprises. The purpose of this research is to examine how knowledge sharing can be transformed into innovation capabilities. Research suggests that knowledge sharing will first influence absorptive capacity before knowledge can be transformed to innovation capabilities. This research was conducted in North Sulawesi which has excellent economic growth by involving small and medium enterprises. The results show that knowledge donating and knowledge collecting positively influence SME’s innovation capabilities if absorptive capacity is also developed. In other words, the result of the research gives us empirical evidence that new knowledge created from knowledge sharing can be transformed into innovation capabilities if it is supported by higher absorptive capacity.

scholarly journals Open Innovation with Relational Capital, Technological Innovation Capital, and International Performance in SMEs

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3418
Author(s):  
Dongwoo Ryu ◽  
Kwang Ho Baek ◽  
Junghyun Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Relational Capital ◽  
Innovation Capability ◽  
Perspective View ◽  
International Performance ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Relationship

The importance of international markets is constantly emphasized for small and medium enterprises(SMEs). In previous studies, technological innovation capabilities were emphasized as a factor that enables SMEs to compete in the international market. To this end, SMEs need to cooperate with external partners to strengthen their technological innovation capabilities to thus improve their international performance. With the perspective view of open innovation, this research explores the effects of relational capital and technological innovation capability on international performance, with a particular focus on the moderating effect of alliance proactiveness. Building on previous literature regarding internationalization, technological innovation, and alliance proactiveness, research hypotheses were developed and tested using data collected from 175 SMEs. A hierarchical regression analysis was applied. The analysis showed that, first, relational capital had a significant effect on the technological innovation capability. Second, technological innovation capability has a significant influence on the international performance. Third, technological innovation capability mediated the relationship between relational capital and international performance. Finally, alliance proactiveness was found to moderate the relationship between technological innovation capability and international performance. The key research findings imply that relational capital and alliance proactiveness are the key factors of international performance, as they improved the development of the technological innovation capability.

scholarly journals Research and Practices on Open Innovation

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hakikur Rahman ◽  
Isabel Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Enterprise Management ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Economic Prosperity ◽  
Research Practices ◽  
Sustained Growth ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Innovation Practices

Innovation has become a recognized driver of economic prosperity of a country through sustained growth of its entrepreneurships. Moreover, recently coined term open innovation is increasingly taking a lead in enterprise management in terms of sustained profitability. Foci of researchers and practitioners are revolving around innovation methods, processes, and strategies. This chapter seeks to find out open innovation researches and practices that are being carried out circumscribing development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through a longitudinal study. Along this context the study is investigating into researches that are being carried out by leading researchers and research houses across the globe, and at the same time, it also investigates open innovation practices that are being carried out for the development of SMEs. Before its conclusion, the chapter attempts to develop a framework for future research practices.

A systematic literature review of open innovation in small and medium enterprises in the past decade

foresight ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Huma Sikandar ◽  
Umar Haiyat Abdul Kohar
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Resource Constraints ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Prisma Statement ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Purpose There is a growing trend of open innovation (OI) in small and middle enterprises (SMEs) these days, yet the implementation of OI in SMEs is a challenge because of their financial and resource constraints. This study aims to identify and analyze the past trends, barriers and outcomes and major factors influencing the implementation of OI in SMEs. Design/methodology/approach This review is based on 40 published articles from the Scopus database. It selects highly cited papers published from 2010 to 2019. The PRISMA statement template is used to explain the overall process of selection and rejections of the relevant articles. Findings The study contributes in two ways. First, through a comprehensive literature review, the authors highlight the overall development of the concept of OI in the literature over the past 10 years and highlight the findings of the significant studies. Second, the authors provide detailed representations of the OI literature by calculating yearly publications and identifying the SMEs which mostly implement OI practices, journals that publish a relevant article, OI-related publications in different disciplines and geographical locations in which most of the OI studies have been conducted. The study also reveals the most cited articles, journals and authors. Originality/value The authors conclude this paper with the argument that although much research has been done in the OI field, still there is a need to establish tools, models and methods that could facilitate SMEs in OI, especially for developing economies.

Research Dimensions of Open Innovation in Small and Medium Enterprises

2020 ◽  
pp. 1094-1123
Author(s):  
Hakikur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Enterprise Management ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Economic Prosperity ◽  
Value Addition ◽  
Entrepreneurship Development ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Innovation Practices

Innovation is treated as a recognized driver of economic prosperity of a country through the sustained growth of its entrepreneurships. Moreover, recently coined term open innovation is increasingly taking the lead in enterprise management in terms of value addition. Foci of academics, researchers and practitioners nowadays are revolving around various innovation models, comprising innovation methods, processes and strategies. This chapter seeks to find out open innovation researches and practices that are being carried out circumscribing development of entrepreneurships, particularly the sector belonging to the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through a longitudinal study. Along this context the chapter put forwards part of a continuous study investigating into researches in the area of open innovation for entrepreneurship development that are being carried out by leading researchers and research houses across the globe, and at the same time it also investigating open innovation practices that are being carried out for the development of entrepreneurships, emphasizing SMEs. Before conclusion the chapter has tried to develop a framework to instigate future research.

Open Innovation

2013 ◽  
pp. 1521-1534
Author(s):  
Hakikur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The Road ◽  
The Social ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Corporate Business

With the advent of innovative technologies and multi-dimensional researches along the setting of entrepreneurship development, philosophy, context and business handling has been transformed from being traditional to innovative. Depending on diversity and nature of the transformation, innovation has been shifted from closed to open to crowdsourcing innovation. Ranging from small entrepreneurs to corporate business houses are being immensely benefited by the innovation techniques, especially utilizing information and communication technologies. However, the road to innovation, despite being a paradigm shift is not smooth and ready for many, particularly the small and medium enterprises who mainly deal with the clients at the outer peripheries of the social circle. This chapter synthesizes issues of opportunities and challenges for small and medium enterprises by carrying out a broad literature review and synthesis. Furthermore, the chapter will provide a few research hints to be applicable for researchers and research institutions.

Open Innovation Strategies in SMEs

2013 ◽  
pp. 281-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hakikur Rahman ◽  
Isabel Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Economic Gain ◽  
Innovation Strategies ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Financial Base ◽  
Partnership Approach ◽  
Corporate Business

Open innovation in entrepreneurships already finds its acceptance at all levels of the business industry for adding value to the business. The value could be in the form of economic gain or enhancement of knowledge leading to a sustained financial base. Open innovation adopts various strategies to accomplish the task for enhancing the value gain. Varying by size, nature, pattern, or characteristics of the firm various strategies are being adopted by enterprises. Though largely known to be familiar in corporate business houses, in recent years open innovation is also becoming increasingly familiar in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the trend is rapidly increasing. However, despite the potency of open innovation strategies, most of the enterprises are yet to find a sustained business model, especially for the SMEs working at the periphery of that value chain. This forms the basis of the current study. This chapter is trying to formulate a business model incorporating partnership approach from academia, research houses, intermediaries, and other stakeholders.

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