Open innovation in SMEs: Exploring inter-organizational relationships in an ecosystem

Agnieszka Radziwon, Marcel Bogers · 2018 · Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Summary. Small and medium-sized enterprises struggle to manage open innovation because they lack resources to coordinate with external partners, despite needing them. This case study of a regional business ecosystem reveals that SMEs face challenges when their business models misalign with ecosystem partners' models. The research shows that innovation type and how organizations understand innovation shape whether open innovation succeeds, and that managing it requires attention across three levels: individual SMEs, inter-organizational relationships, and the broader ecosystem.

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  title   = {Open innovation in SMEs: Exploring inter-organizational relationships in an ecosystem},
  author  = {Agnieszka Radziwon and Marcel Bogers},
  journal = {Technological Forecasting and Social Change},
  year    = {2018},
  doi     = {10.1016/j.techfore.2018.04.021},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2018.04.021}
}

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DOI

10.1016/j.techfore.2018.04.021

Countries

Denmark

Regions

Europe

Categories

innovation-networks, regional-innovation-systems, entrepreneurship, general-innovation

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2026-04-28