Framing innovation practices in interstitial issue fields: open innovation in the NYC administration

Open innovation holds great potential for improving the efficiency of companies' innovation processes, but also presents substantial risks. A key issue in innovation management is finding the right balance of openness, i.e., determining how open companies should be in their innovation activities. However, academics and business practitioners hold conflicting notions of what constitutes open innovation practice and of how "open innovation companies" are defined. In this paper, we present three in-depth case studies of global R&D-intensive companies, where we find that the firms' perception of their openness differs from their actual situation (as determined by the innovation practices that they apply), and that each company has a different view as to what constitutes open innovation. We claim that resolving conceptual ambiguity and differentiating between openness (as a philosophical aspect) and open innovation (as a way of structuring the innovation process) in research is critical in order to clarify the current state of open innovation research and enable the communication of results to practitioners.

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Research and Practices on Open Innovation

SMEs and Open Innovation ◽

10.4018/978-1-61350-519-9.ch001 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 1-23 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

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.

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Rvolta, a Case for Open Innovation

Small and Medium Enterprises ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-3886-0.ch079 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 1562-1579

Author(s):

Margarida Cardoso ◽

Isabel Ramos

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Information Systems ◽

Waste Management ◽

Knowledge Creation ◽

Open Innovation ◽

Small And Medium Enterprise ◽

Medium Enterprise ◽

Innovation Practices ◽

Focus Point

Rvolta has been working in waste management industry for 16 years now. This SME (Small and Medium Enterprise) from Portugal is taken as a focus point for the case study addressing a network of partners working in various activities which became related, so as to disclose the underlying innovative spirit, strategy, and partnership structure. Objectives of the present chapter are to portray and analyze a SME success case in open innovation (through various innovation practices), and clarify how knowledge creation and collaboration amongst different players in a network takes place. An exemplary collaboration episode is told. Framing issues are addressed so as to understand how they affect open innovation in SMEs. The study finds interactions, networking, and partnership connections, are important issues and indeed make a difference, thus enabling SMEs to innovate. This case evolved from an exploratory phase of an Information Systems PhD qualitative research, addressing open and crowdsourcing innovation.

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Measuring the impact of relational capital on customer performance in the SME B2B sector

Business Process Management Journal ◽

10.1108/bpmj-10-2016-0205 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 23 (6) ◽

pp. 1144-1166 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Lara Agostini ◽

Anna Nosella ◽

Benedetta Soranzo

Keyword(s):

Absorptive Capacity ◽

Open Innovation ◽

Moderating Effect ◽

High Tech ◽

Relational Capital ◽

Marketing Capability ◽

Content Type ◽

Innovation Practices ◽

External Actors ◽

The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence that different components of relational capital (marketing capability, open innovation with business and scientific partners, technological reputation, brand) have on customer performance (CP). Moreover, the moderating effect of absorptive capacity on such relationships is tested. Design/methodology/approach First, the direct relationship between the different components of relational capital and CP is analyzed through a linear regression model. Then, to test the moderating effect, two distinct regression analyses are conducted into two sub-samples, defined according to the level of absorptive capacity. The authors carried out these analyses on a sample of 150 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the medium- and high-tech B2B context. Findings Results of this study prove that CP is enhanced through firm marketing capability, open innovation with business partners and technological reputation, while brand and open innovation with scientific partner do not have an association with CP. In particular, the impact of marketing capability and open innovation with business actors on CP is greater for firms with higher absorptive capacity. Research limitations/implications This paper, highlighting the relevance of relational capital and absorptive capacity in improving CP, enhances our knowledge about the factors that help to strengthen the relationships with customers, which is an under-investigated issue especially for SMEs competing in B2B industries, and extends our knowledge on open innovation practices. Practical implications Findings of this paper suggest that, to achieve better CP, managers should pay special attention to nurturing their marketing capability and high-quality relationships with external actors and invest in absorptive capacity to enhance the positive effect of such linkages. Originality/value This work, combining the external perspective of relational capital and the internal organizational dimension of absorptive capacity, provides valuable insights about the knowledge and resource mix that firms might rely on to achieve better customer satisfaction and loyalty.

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WHAT DOES OPEN INNOVATION MEAN? BUSINESS VERSUS ACADEMIC PERCEPTIONS

International Journal of Innovation Management ◽

10.1142/s1363919619500026 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 23 (01) ◽

pp. 1950002 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ROMAN TEPLOV ◽

EKATERINA ALBATS ◽

DARIA PODMETINA

Keyword(s):

Open Innovation ◽

Conceptual Development ◽

Theoretical Concept ◽

Business Community ◽

Innovation Implementation ◽

Academic Perceptions ◽

Innovation Practices

Since the first appearance of ‘open innovation’ as a theoretical concept in 2003, the debates on its essence still continue among academics, while its interpretations within the business community also seem to differ from one company to another. Using a survey of 251 companies operating in Europe, in this research, we compare the perceptions of open innovation that exist within both the academic and business worlds, to assist in the conceptual development of the phenomenon. Our research reveals a mismatch in these perceptions, as only a few activities counted as ‘open’ by innovation scholars appear to affect companies’ self-reported state of open innovation implementation. Moreover, our research has shown differences in the interpretation of open innovation among companies of different sizes. Only free revealing, acknowledged by scholars as one of the open innovation practices, has been recognised as such a practice by all the studied firms. This paper contributes to conceptualisation of ‘open innovation’ and shares practical insights on bridging academia and business perceptions of it.

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Open Innovation Practices and Sustainability Performance in Small and Medium Industries

Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering - iMEC-APCOMS 2019 ◽

10.1007/978-981-15-0950-6_23 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 147-152

Author(s):

Amelia Kurniawati ◽

Praditya Ajidarma ◽

Iwan Inrawan Wiratmadja ◽

Indryati Sunaryo ◽

T. M. A. Ari Samadhi

Keyword(s):

Open Innovation ◽

Sustainability Performance ◽

Innovation Practices

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Exploring the Role of Open Innovation Intermediaries

Disruptive Technology ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-9273-0.ch067 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1386-1402

Author(s):

Pierre-Jean Barlatier ◽

Eleni Giannopoulou ◽

Julien Pénin

Keyword(s):

Technology Transfer ◽

Transaction Costs ◽

Open Innovation ◽

Innovation Process ◽

Public Research ◽

Innovation Intermediaries ◽

Diffusion Of Knowledge ◽

Innovation Practices ◽

And Diffusion

In the era of open innovation, companies that want to innovate can no more remain isolated, they have to interact and collaborate with diverse actors of the innovation process. The rise of open innovation practices resulted in an increase of intermediaries for innovation. This chapter aims to better understand why innovative companies use the services of such intermediaries. Two distinct types of open innovation intermediaries have been identified, whose roles are significantly different; while the first type help companies to reduce transaction costs related to open innovation, the second type may be implicated directly in the creation, transfer and diffusion of knowledge. This chapter illustrates both roles in the case of public research valorization and distinguish clearly “Technology Transfer Organizations” (TTOs), whose role is to reduce transaction costs related to technology transfer from “Research and Technology Organizations” (RTOs) that are actively involved in knowledge creation and transfer processes.

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Research Dimensions of Open Innovation in Small and Medium Enterprises

Disruptive Technology ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-9273-0.ch054 ◽

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.

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The Role of Technological and Institutional Affordances in Open Innovation

Managerial Issues in Digital Transformation of Global Modern Corporations - Advances in Logistics, Operations, and Management Science ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-2402-2.ch009 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 115-127

Author(s):

Beyza Oba

Keyword(s):

Open Innovation ◽

Digital Technologies ◽

Specific Context ◽

Innovation Practices ◽

Technological Affordances

This study aims to advance studies on open innovation, digital technologies, and institutional infrastructures by building on extant research in the field. Most research to date focused on digital technologies and digital affordances, while institutional infrastructures and affordances are less explored. To provide a background for such an approach, this study identifies and integrates two major issues—technological affordances and institutional affordances—that enable or constrain open innovation practices within firms. The framework developed indicates that the degree of openness of the innovation practices is related to the availability of digital technologies and institutional infrastructures in a specific context and the practices of incumbent firms in mobilizing these structures.

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