The inconvenient truth of the relationship between open innovation activities and innovation performance
Summary. Open innovation activities affect firm performance differently depending on type and combination. Inbound activities boost radical innovation but reduce incremental innovation, while outbound activities show opposite effects. Knowledge learning and organizational capabilities mediate these relationships. Combining inbound and outbound activities can actually harm performance. Managers must strategically choose which open innovation approach fits their innovation goals.
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Cheng, C. C., & Shiu, E.. (2015). The inconvenient truth of the relationship between open innovation activities and innovation performance. Management Decision. https://doi.org/10.1108/md-03-2014-0163
Cheng, Colin C.J., and Eric Shiu. “The inconvenient truth of the relationship between open innovation activities and innovation performance.” Management Decision, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1108/md-03-2014-0163.
Cheng, Colin C.J., and Eric Shiu. 2015. “The inconvenient truth of the relationship between open innovation activities and innovation performance.” Management Decision. https://doi.org/10.1108/md-03-2014-0163.
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- 10.1108/md-03-2014-0163
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- Taiwan
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- innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28