Understanding the human side of openness: the fit between open innovation modes and CEO characteristics

Joon Mo Ahn, Tim Minshall, Letizia Mortara · 2017 · R and D Management

Summary. CEO characteristics significantly influence open innovation adoption in small and medium-sized enterprises. Using Korean SME data, the study finds that CEO attitudes, entrepreneurial orientation, patience, and education facilitate open innovation adoption. However, different CEO traits affect different innovation modes differently—for example, patience and entrepreneurial orientation impact adoption differently depending on uncertainty levels. The research suggests CEOs should recruit complementary management teams to offset their own characteristic gaps.

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  title   = {Understanding the human side of openness: the fit between open innovation modes and CEO characteristics},
  author  = {Joon Mo Ahn and Tim Minshall and Letizia Mortara},
  journal = {R and D Management},
  year    = {2017},
  doi     = {10.1111/radm.12264},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1111/radm.12264}
}

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DOI

10.1111/radm.12264

Countries

South Korea

Regions

Asia

Categories

innovation-theory, entrepreneurship, general-innovation

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2026-04-28