Containing the Not-Invented-Here Syndrome in external knowledge absorption and open innovation: The role of indirect countermeasures
Summary. The Not-Invented-Here Syndrome causes organizations to reject external knowledge, harming innovation. This paper identifies two types of countermeasures: direct approaches that change negative attitudes toward external knowledge, and indirect approaches that reduce the behavioral impact of those attitudes without changing them. Research across 32 interviews and 565 R&D projects shows perspective-taking effectively reduces NIHS effects and improves external knowledge absorption and project success.
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Hannen, J., Antons, D., Piller, F. T., Salge, T. O., Coltman, T., & Devinney, T. M.. (2019). Containing the Not-Invented-Here Syndrome in external knowledge absorption and open innovation: The role of indirect countermeasures. Research Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2019.103822
Hannen, Julian, et al. “Containing the Not-Invented-Here Syndrome in external knowledge absorption and open innovation: The role of indirect countermeasures.” Research Policy, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2019.103822.
Hannen, Julian, David Antons, Frank T. Piller, Torsten Oliver Salge, Tim Coltman, and Timothy M. Devinney. 2019. “Containing the Not-Invented-Here Syndrome in external knowledge absorption and open innovation: The role of indirect countermeasures.” Research Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2019.103822.
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title = {Containing the Not-Invented-Here Syndrome in external knowledge absorption and open innovation: The role of indirect countermeasures},
author = {Julian Hannen and David Antons and Frank T. Piller and Torsten Oliver Salge and Tim Coltman and Timothy M. Devinney},
journal = {Research Policy},
year = {2019},
doi = {10.1016/j.respol.2019.103822},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2019.103822}
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TY - JOUR TI - Containing the Not-Invented-Here Syndrome in external knowledge absorption and open innovation: The role of indirect countermeasures AU - Julian Hannen AU - David Antons AU - Frank T. Piller AU - Torsten Oliver Salge AU - Tim Coltman AU - Timothy M. Devinney JO - Research Policy PY - 2019 DO - 10.1016/j.respol.2019.103822 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2019.103822 ER -
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- DOI
- 10.1016/j.respol.2019.103822
- Countries
- Germany, New Zealand, United Kingdom
- Regions
- Europe, Oceania
- Categories
- innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28