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How Does Outside-In Open Innovation Influence Innovation Performance? Analyzing the Mediating Roles of Knowledge Sharing and Innovation Strategy

Mehdi Bagherzadeh, Stefan Marković, Jim Cheng, Wim Vanhaverbeke · 2019 · IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Summary. Outside-in open innovation improves organizational innovation performance, but the effect depends on two critical mediating factors: knowledge sharing and innovation strategy. Analysis of 112 firms across industries shows that external knowledge only translates into better innovation performance when organizations actively share that knowledge internally and align it with a deliberate innovation strategy.

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Bagherzadeh, M., Marković, S., Cheng, J., & Vanhaverbeke, W.. (2019). How Does Outside-In Open Innovation Influence Innovation Performance? Analyzing the Mediating Roles of Knowledge Sharing and Innovation Strategy. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. https://doi.org/10.1109/tem.2018.2889538

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DOI
10.1109/tem.2018.2889538
Countries
France, Denmark, Belgium, Spain
Regions
Europe
Categories
innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation
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2026-04-28