Organizing for Inbound Open Innovation: How External Consultants and a Dedicated <scp>R</scp>&<scp>D</scp> Unit Influence Product Innovation Performance
Summary. Spanish manufacturing firms using external consultants in R&D activities gain stronger innovation performance from outsourced R&D, while dedicated internal R&D units reduce sensitivity to outsourcing levels. External consultants lower the optimal amount of outside knowledge needed, whereas formal R&D units require higher levels of external acquisition to achieve peak performance. Organizational structure shapes how effectively firms convert external technological knowledge into innovation.
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Bianchi, M., Croce, A., Dell’Era, C., Benedetto, C. A. D., & Frattini, F.. (2015). Organizing for Inbound Open Innovation: How External Consultants and a Dedicated <scp>R</scp>&<scp>D</scp> Unit Influence Product Innovation Performance. Journal of Product Innovation Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12302
Bianchi, Mattia, et al. “Organizing for Inbound Open Innovation: How External Consultants and a Dedicated <scp>R</scp>&<scp>D</scp> Unit Influence Product Innovation Performance.” Journal of Product Innovation Management, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12302.
Bianchi, Mattia, Annalisa Croce, Claudio Dell’Era, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, and Federico Frattini. 2015. “Organizing for Inbound Open Innovation: How External Consultants and a Dedicated <scp>R</scp>&<scp>D</scp> Unit Influence Product Innovation Performance.” Journal of Product Innovation Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12302.
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title = {Organizing for Inbound Open Innovation: How External Consultants and a Dedicated <scp>R</scp>&<scp>D</scp> Unit Influence Product Innovation Performance},
author = {Mattia Bianchi and Annalisa Croce and Claudio Dell’Era and C. Anthony Di Benedetto and Federico Frattini},
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- 10.1111/jpim.12302
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- Spain
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- Europe
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- innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28