The impact of outside‐in open innovation on innovation performance

Matthias Inauen, Andrea Schenker‐Wicki · 2011 · European Journal of Innovation Management

Summary. Companies that adopt open innovation strategies—collaborating with customers, suppliers, and universities—significantly improve their innovation performance. However, collaboration with cross-sector companies negatively affects results. This empirical study of 141 R&D managers in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria demonstrates that openness in outside-in innovation processes directly drives both direct and indirect innovation outputs.

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  title   = {The impact of outside‐in open innovation on innovation performance},
  author  = {Matthias Inauen and Andrea Schenker‐Wicki},
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  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1108/14601061111174934}
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DOI

10.1108/14601061111174934

Countries

Germany, Switzerland, Austria

Regions

Europe

Categories

innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation

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