Knowledge Management, Knowledge Creation, and Open Innovation in Icelandic SMEs
Summary. Two Icelandic SMEs—a software company and a food producer—manage knowledge and innovation differently. The software company uses inside-out open innovation, engaging customers late in development. The food company uses outside-in innovation, involving customers and suppliers early. Both treat knowledge creation as a learning process, confirming that high-tech firms favor internal-to-external strategies while low-tech firms rely on external input from the start.
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Grimsdottir, E., & Eðvarðsson, I. R.. (2018). Knowledge Management, Knowledge Creation, and Open Innovation in Icelandic SMEs. SAGE Open. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244018807320
Grimsdottir, Elsa, and Ingi Rúnar Eðvarðsson. “Knowledge Management, Knowledge Creation, and Open Innovation in Icelandic SMEs.” SAGE Open, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244018807320.
Grimsdottir, Elsa, and Ingi Rúnar Eðvarðsson. 2018. “Knowledge Management, Knowledge Creation, and Open Innovation in Icelandic SMEs.” SAGE Open. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244018807320.
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- DOI
- 10.1177/2158244018807320
- Countries
- Iceland
- Regions
- Europe
- Categories
- entrepreneurship, innovation-networks, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28