DO OPEN INNOVATION AND DOMINANT DESIGN FOSTER DIGITAL INNOVATION?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
PETRA A. NYLUND ◽  
ALEXANDER BREM
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Patent Data ◽  
Digital Innovation ◽  
Innovative Performance ◽  
Dominant Design ◽  
Innovation Practices ◽  
Positive Effect

The emergence of digital innovation in academia and practice has been established, and it is time to consider when and how it affects innovation performance. Before this background, we examine how innovation practices such as open innovation and dominant design impact innovation performance, particularly in the case of digital innovation. We develop a theoretical framework that is tested on a long panel of patent data for 788 technologies over 32 years. Open innovation has no impact on the innovative performance of technologies in general, but for digital innovation, we find a positive effect. In addition, dominant design has a stronger impact on the innovative performance for digital innovations than for other innovations. We conclude that the management of digital innovation is different from that of other innovations since both open innovation and dominant design are more important for innovative performance. Indeed, some of the benefits of openness may only apply to digital innovation.

OPEN INNOVATION PRACTICES AND THEIR EFFECT ON INNOVATION PERFORMANCE

2012 ◽  
Vol 09 (06) ◽  
pp. 1250040 ◽  
Author(s):  
BERND EBERSBERGER ◽  
CARTER BLOCH ◽  
SVERRE J. HERSTAD ◽  
ELS VAN DE VELDE
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Knowledge Building ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Community Innovation Survey ◽  
Innovative Performance ◽  
Indicator Framework ◽  
Innovation Strategies ◽  
Innovation Practices ◽  
Internal Knowledge

This paper develops an indicator framework for examining open innovation practices and their impact on performance. The analysis, which is based on Community Innovation Survey (CIS) data for Austria, Belgium, Denmark and Norway, yields a number of interesting results. First, we find that open innovation practices have a strong impact on innovation performance. Second, results suggest that broad-based approaches yield the strongest impacts, and that the collective of open innovation strategies appear more important than individual practices. Third, intramural investments are still important for innovative performance, stressing that open innovation is not a substitute for internal knowledge building.

External technology acquisition, exploitation and process innovation performance in emerging market small and medium sized enterprises: the moderating role of organizational slack

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thammanoon Charmjuree ◽  
Yuosre F. Badir ◽  
Umar Safdar
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Process Innovation ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technology Acquisition ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Unabsorbed Slack ◽  
Positive Effect

PurposeThis study is among the very few to examine the firm's simultaneous use of both dimensions of open innovation and its influences on the firm's process innovation performance (PIP). Specifically, the authors consider the relationship between firm's external technology acquisition (ETA) and external technology exploitation (ETE) and examine their direct, indirect and mediating effect on the firm's PIP. The authors also examine the moderating effect of the organizations' unabsorbed slack (UASL) on the relationship between ETA and ETE.Design/methodology/approachAnalyzing data collected from 311 small- and medium-sized software development firms in emerging market; Thailand, we show that both ETA and ETE have a positive effect on PIP and that ETE fully mediates the relationship between ETA and PIP.FindingsThe authors show that both ETA and ETE have a positive effect on PIP and that ETE fully mediates the relationship between ETA and PIP. Moreover, the relationship between ETA and ETE is positively moderated by the firms' unabsorbed slack (UASL) and that the influence of ETA on PIP through ETE is stronger under higher unabsorbed slack.Originality/valueThe authors extend the “traditional” performance outcome of outbound dimension of open innovation concept, which focuses exclusively on commercialization and market (Chesbrough, 2003b), by showing that ETE positively influences the firm's PIP. Moreover, the study explains the mechanism through which ETA influence the firm's PIP by proposing that ETE fully mediates the relationship between ETA and PIP.

INNOVATION CAPABILITY AND OPEN INNOVATION AND ITS IMPACT ON PERFORMANCE IN SMES: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY IN CHILE

2020 ◽  
pp. 2150039
Author(s):  
OMAR CARRASCO-CARVAJAL ◽  
DOMINGO GARCÍA-PÉREZ-DE-LEMA
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Innovation Capability ◽  
Partial Least Squares Analysis ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
Innovation Practices ◽  
Positive Effect

The objective of this research is to analyse how risk-taking, commitment to learning, and innovation capability — in SMEs — can favour inbound and outbound open innovation practices, and if open innovation practices help their performance. To test the hypotheses simultaneously, partial least squares analysis (PLS-SEM) was used along with the empirical data obtained from 194 interviews with Chilean’s executives of manufacturing SMEs between 10 and 250 employees. The results obtained show that commitment to learning and risk-taking have a positive effect on innovation capability. Our study has shown how innovation capability has a significant and positive influence on inbound and outbound practices. In the field of performance, our research has verified that inbound practices have a positive influence on the performance of the SME. Finally, it shows managers the way to select open innovation practices that most benefit the strategic objectives of the SME.

Assessing the breadth of open innovation practices: the impact on innovation performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
GABRIELE SANTORO ◽  
ALBERTO FERRARIS ◽  
STEFANO BRESCIANI
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Innovation Practices ◽  
The Impact

EXPLORING OPEN SEARCH STRATEGIES AND THEIR PERCEIVED IMPACT ON INNOVATION PERFORMANCE—EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (03) ◽  
pp. 525-541 ◽  
Author(s):  
KAISA HENTTONEN ◽  
PAAVO RITALA ◽  
TIINA JAUHIAINEN
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Search Strategies ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Innovative Performance ◽  
External Knowledge ◽  
Market Driven ◽  
Perceived Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Given Chesbrough's idea of open innovation, it could be said that external knowledge is an important element in the optimisation of in-house innovation. External knowledge is distributed among various actors and is accessible through many channels. However, we still do not know much about the search strategies that affect innovation performance. Our study therefore explores the relationship between open knowledge search strategies and company-level innovative performance. This study examines the open search strategies of 193 firms on the basis of cross-sectional data from Finnish markets. We identified four specific strategies, namely (1) market-driven, (2) science-driven, (3) intermediary-driven and (4) generic-knowledge-driven. According to the results, all except intermediary-driven strategies positively affect innovation performance.

The impact of quality management practices on innovation: an empirical research study of Brazilian manufacturing companies

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lillian Do Nascimento Gambi ◽  
Fabiane Letícia Lizarelli ◽  
Alex Ribeiro Rosa Junior ◽  
Harry Boer
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovation Practices ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

PurposeThe aim of this study is to investigate the effects of soft and hard quality management (QM) practices on innovation performance, considering innovation practices as a contextual variable mediating this relationship.Design/methodology/approachUsing data from 132 Brazilian manufacturing companies, partial least square–structural equation modeling (PLS–SEM) is employed to test if soft and hard QM practices, directly, affect innovation practices and, indirectly, innovation performance. This investigation also aims to identify whether the relationships are maintained regardless of the size of the company.FindingsThe results suggest that soft QM has a positive effect on hard QM. However, only soft QM, not hard QM, has a significant effect on innovation practices. Additionally, soft QM has a significant positive effect on innovation performance through innovation practices. Company size does not influence the relationships.Practical implicationsThe findings can help managers to adjust their managerial practices to enhance the effective impact of QM on innovation performance.Originality/valueThe previous literature presents conflicting results on the relationship between QM and innovation performance. Most studies have proposed a direct relationship between both constructs. This study considers innovation practices as a mediator in this relationship. Furthermore, this paper adds to the scarce literature reporting related studies conducted in developing countries.

Open innovation and intellectual property: a knowledge-based approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 1182-1208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonello Cammarano ◽  
Mauro Caputo ◽  
Emilia Lamberti ◽  
Francesca Michelino
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Current Debate ◽  
Patent Data ◽  
Property A ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovation Output ◽  
Innovation Practices ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a patent-based framework for investigating the effect of previous and current open innovation (OI) adoption on firms’ knowledge management strategies and type of innovation output. Design/methodology/approach Patent data are employed for gauging innovation practices, exploitation vs exploration strategies, specialization vs diversification choices and type of innovation. The study is performed on a sample of 1,280 patents granted to 66 top R&D spending bio-pharmaceutical companies. The year of analysis is 2010. Findings The previous recourse to specific innovation practices influences the current practice selection. R&D collaboration, outsourcing and mergers and acquisitions are employed to pursue exploration. Past purchase of patents increases the likelihood to achieve architectural and radical innovation in current activities. Research limitations/implications The work recommends the use of patent data to gauge many key elements for knowledge and innovation management. Results exhort scholars to investigate innovation practices at the knowledge domain level in order to detect specific behaviors. Practical implications The study provides a methodology for supporting decision-makers in assessing firms’ OI adoption, also performing the benchmark with competitors and R&D partners. Given the high computational effort required for applying the methodology, the authors are planning to give access to the software specifically developed for this study. Originality/value The work contributes to the current debate considering the effect of a combination of innovation practices on knowledge management strategies and type of innovation output, with a particular focus on OI activities. Moreover, the separation between the impact of previous and current innovation practices provides useful insights.

scholarly journals Incentives and performance measures for open innovation practices

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Joachim Breunig ◽  
Tor Helge Aas ◽  
Katja Maria Hydle
Keyword(s):  
Performance Measures ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Individual Autonomy ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Service Firms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Collective Effort ◽  
Innovation Practices ◽  
Innovation Processes

Purpose – To guarantee alignment between ongoing activities and organizational goals, innovation management theory emphasizes management control and explicit innovation strategies as prerequisites for innovation performance. However, the theory on open services innovation emphasizes individual autonomy and incentives to foster open innovations. The aim of this paper is to explore this inconsistency. Design/methodology/approach – An explorative research design involving 25 semi-structured interviews in five large scale-intensive service firms is explored. Scale-intensive service firms are strategically sampled for this study since these firms experience tension between open service innovation characteristics and efforts to standardize. Findings – The authors show how individual autonomy facilitates the internal and external networking required in open innovations. However, individualized incentives do not suffice to motivate, mobilize and direct the collaboration and collective effort needed to ensure successful implementation of open innovation processes. Innovation performance is a collective effort, and the findings suggest that firms' business strategy works as a collective incentive system. Practical implications – The findings imply that firms should not rely on individualized incentives alone to implement open innovation processes successfully. The implementation of more collectively oriented incentives is also necessary to motivate the collective effort required to succeed with open innovation. Originality/value – The study extends previous work and shows how innovation practices are collective efforts that also involve the mobilization of external resources. The incentives observed have an effect on individual behaviour, while performance measures, to a larger degree, cater to the collective level. The authors present three propositions for further empirical investigation.

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