Open Innovation in Practice: Goal Complementarity and Closed <scp>NPD</scp> Networks to Explain Differences in Innovation Performance for <scp>SMEs</scp> in the Medical Devices Sector
Summary. Small and medium-sized enterprises in the medical devices sector improve innovation performance through strategic collaboration networks. The study identifies an ideal network profile characterized by goal complementarity, resource complementarity, trust, and strong network positioning. High-performing SMEs adopt closed, focused, business-like networking approaches rather than broad open innovation. Goal complementarity emerges as the most distinctive factor differentiating successful from less successful companies.
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Pullen, A., Weerd-Nederhof, P. C. D., Groen, A. J., & Fisscher, O.. (2012). Open Innovation in Practice: Goal Complementarity and Closed <scp>NPD</scp> Networks to Explain Differences in Innovation Performance for <scp>SMEs</scp> in the Medical Devices Sector. Journal of Product Innovation Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5885.2012.00973.x
Pullen, A.J.J., et al. “Open Innovation in Practice: Goal Complementarity and Closed <scp>NPD</scp> Networks to Explain Differences in Innovation Performance for <scp>SMEs</scp> in the Medical Devices Sector.” Journal of Product Innovation Management, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5885.2012.00973.x.
Pullen, A.J.J., Petronella C. de Weerd-Nederhof, Arend J. Groen, and O.A.M. Fisscher. 2012. “Open Innovation in Practice: Goal Complementarity and Closed <scp>NPD</scp> Networks to Explain Differences in Innovation Performance for <scp>SMEs</scp> in the Medical Devices Sector.” Journal of Product Innovation Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5885.2012.00973.x.
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title = {Open Innovation in Practice: Goal Complementarity and Closed <scp>NPD</scp> Networks to Explain Differences in Innovation Performance for <scp>SMEs</scp> in the Medical Devices Sector},
author = {A.J.J. Pullen and Petronella C. de Weerd-Nederhof and Arend J. Groen and O.A.M. Fisscher},
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TY - JOUR TI - Open Innovation in Practice: Goal Complementarity and Closed <scp>NPD</scp> Networks to Explain Differences in Innovation Performance for <scp>SMEs</scp> in the Medical Devices Sector AU - A.J.J. Pullen AU - Petronella C. de Weerd-Nederhof AU - Arend J. Groen AU - O.A.M. Fisscher JO - Journal of Product Innovation Management PY - 2012 DO - 10.1111/j.1540-5885.2012.00973.x UR - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5885.2012.00973.x ER -
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- 10.1111/j.1540-5885.2012.00973.x
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- innovation-networks, entrepreneurship, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28