Open innovation in SMEs: a systematic literature review

Mokter Hossain, Ilkka Kauranen · 2016 · Journal of strategy and management

Summary. Open innovation adoption improves innovation performance in small and medium-sized enterprises. This systematic review synthesizes scattered literature on the topic, finding that quantitative studies dominate the field. European researchers, along with scholars from Korea and China, have driven research development, while North American contributions remain limited. The review identifies research gaps and proposes directions for future investigation.

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  title   = {Open innovation in SMEs: a systematic literature review},
  author  = {Mokter Hossain and Ilkka Kauranen},
  journal = {Journal of strategy and management},
  year    = {2016},
  doi     = {10.1108/jsma-08-2014-0072},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1108/jsma-08-2014-0072}
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DOI

10.1108/jsma-08-2014-0072

Countries

South Korea, China

Regions

Asia

Categories

innovation-theory, entrepreneurship, general-innovation

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2026-04-28