Barriers to Open Innovation: Case China

Irina Savitskaya, Pekka Salmi, Marko Torkkeli · 2010 · Journal of technology management & innovation

Summary. This paper examines why Chinese firms hesitate to adopt open innovation practices. The researchers identify three main barriers: internal company factors, institutional weaknesses (particularly intellectual property protection), and cultural differences. They find that economic systems and IPR protection significantly influence whether firms engage in open innovation, that knowledge-buying and knowledge-selling face different appropriability challenges, and that national cultural traits shape which open innovation elements companies actually adopt.

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Savitskaya, I., Salmi, P., & Torkkeli, M.. (2010). Barriers to Open Innovation: Case China. Journal of technology management & innovation. https://doi.org/10.4067/s0718-27242010000400002

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DOI: 10.4067/s0718-27242010000400002
Countries: China
Regions: Asia
Categories: innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, policy, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28