Open innovation actions and innovation performance
Summary. This systematic review of European empirical studies reveals that open innovation practices significantly boost innovation performance. Coupled open innovation activities—combining internal and external knowledge—consistently improve both product and process innovation. However, outbound open innovation receives little research attention. The paper identifies measurement inconsistencies in how scholars assess innovation performance and provides managers with strategic guidance for leveraging open innovation to enhance organizational outcomes.
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Greco, M., Grimaldi, M., & Cricelli, L.. (2015). Open innovation actions and innovation performance. European Journal of Innovation Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/ejim-07-2013-0074
Greco, Marco, et al. “Open innovation actions and innovation performance.” European Journal of Innovation Management, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1108/ejim-07-2013-0074.
Greco, Marco, Michele Grimaldi, and Livio Cricelli. 2015. “Open innovation actions and innovation performance.” European Journal of Innovation Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/ejim-07-2013-0074.
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year = {2015},
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- DOI
- 10.1108/ejim-07-2013-0074
- Countries
- Italy
- Regions
- Europe
- Categories
- innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28