Degree of Openness and Performance in the Search for Innovation:

International Journal of Engineering Business Management

AntonellaMartini¹ 

关键词: openness;    innovation performance;    search practices;    survey;   

DOI  :  10.5772/54752

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

External knowledge has been the object of increasing attention in the past few years, corresponding to the rise in company innovation models that are based on a higher degree of openness towards external actors. This study investigates the practices that firms adopt in searching for external knowledge to innovate their products, exploring the relationships between performance of innovation processes and the breadth and depth of search practices. In so doing, we explore the role of openness through the lens of search practices, rather than examining the variety of external actors from which firms draw relevant knowledge for product innovation.

【 授权许可】

CC BY