Firms' open innovation policies, laboratories' external collaborations, and laboratories' R&D performance

Kazuhiro Asakawa, Hiroshi Nakamura, Naohiro Sawada · 2010 · R and D Management

Summary. This study analyzes 203 laboratories in Japanese firms to measure how open innovation policies at the firm and laboratory levels affect R&D performance. The research finds that firm-level open innovation policies significantly boost laboratory collaborations with universities and businesses, which in turn improves R&D performance. The impact varies depending on the type of R&D work being conducted, offering insights for managing research and development effectively.

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  title   = {Firms' open innovation policies, laboratories' external collaborations, and laboratories' R&D performance},
  author  = {Kazuhiro Asakawa and Hiroshi Nakamura and Naohiro Sawada},
  journal = {R and D Management},
  year    = {2010},
  doi     = {10.1111/j.1467-9310.2010.00598.x},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9310.2010.00598.x}
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DOI

10.1111/j.1467-9310.2010.00598.x

Countries

Japan

Regions

Asia

Categories

innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation

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2026-04-28