Managing the risks and motivations of technology managers in open innovation: Bringing stakeholder-centric corporate governance into focus

2014 ◽

pp. 169-185

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Corporate Governance ◽

Open Innovation ◽

Architectural Design ◽

Proper Understanding ◽

Policy Perspective ◽

Definition Of

The main purpose of this chapter is to present the definition of corporate governance, why corporate governance matters (especially from the viewpoint of the formative connections of the AGG Model), what is expected from corporate governance from a public policy perspective, and finally, the chapter shows some important governance aspects related to the model of “open innovation.” It attempts to present the most relevant theoretical and practical aspects of corporate governance that can contribute to a proper understanding of the concept of corporate governance as a connection between the architectural design, operation, and growth of enterprises, and its alignment to the architecture, operation, and growth of markets.

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PROPOSAL OF METHOD FOR AN AUTOMATIC COMPLEMENTARITIES SEARCH BETWEEN COMPANIES' R&D

International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management ◽

10.1142/s0219877014500011 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 11 (02) ◽

pp. 1450001

Author(s):

PAULO VINÍCIUS MARCONDES CORDEIRO ◽

DARIO EDUARDO AMARAL DERGINT ◽

KAZUO HATAKEYAMA

Keyword(s):

Open Innovation ◽

Evaluation System ◽

Huge Amount ◽

Research Fields ◽

Innovation Model ◽

Rich Information ◽

Patent Documents ◽

Technology Managers ◽

Using Data ◽

Sample Experiment

Open innovation model is the best choice for the firms that cannot afford R&D costs but intent to continue playing the innovation game. This model offers to any firm the possibility to have companies spread worldwide and in all research fields as partners in R&D. However, the possible partnership can be restricted to the manager's know-who. Patent documents can be the source of rich information about technical development and innovation from a huge amount of firms. Search through all these daily created documents is a cumbersome task that technology managers cannot afford. This paper aims to introduce an automated model to seek matching firms' R&D using data mining techniques applied into patent documents database. The methodology considers the search for patent documents from possible partners and these data treatment through the association technique among IPC fields. An evaluation system was implemented and a sample experiment was made. The results reached are patterns of technological knowledge interdependence that can be used to evaluate four possible types of partnership.

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THE SYNERGISTIC ROLE OF INDIVIDUAL ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY AND INDIVIDUAL AMBIDEXTERITY IN OPEN INNOVATION: A MODERATED-MEDIATION MODEL

International Journal of Innovation Management ◽

10.1142/s1363919620500838 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 24 (07) ◽

pp. 2050083

Author(s):

SIDDHARTH GAURAV MAJHI ◽

SAURAV SNEHVRAT ◽

SANJAY CHAUDHARY ◽

ARINDAM MUKHERJEE

Keyword(s):

Absorptive Capacity ◽

Open Innovation ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Individual Level ◽

Moderated Mediation Model ◽

Innovation Activities ◽

Firm Boundary ◽

Innovative Behaviour ◽

Technology Managers

Managers employed in the dual gatekeeper-shepherd roles in open innovation contexts need to combine external knowledge inflows with existing internal knowledge to drive innovative work behaviour. This study explores how such managers leverage knowledge sources at the firm boundary, to drive innovation activities, by using their individual-level capabilities of absorptive capacity and ambidexterity. To collect data for the study, 121 technology managers employed in four large automotive equipment manufacturing firms in India were surveyed using an online questionnaire. Structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to examine the direct, moderation and mediation relationships hypothesised in the study. The results demonstrate the synergistic roles played by individual absorptive capacity and individual ambidexterity in enhancing the innovative behaviour of managers operating in an open innovation context. This study contributes to the theory related to the understudied individual-level analyses of open innovation and offers recommendations for managers looking to increase their innovativeness at work.

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