Open innovation practices in SMEs and large enterprises: evidence from Belgium

André Spithoven, Wim Vanhaverbeke, Nadine Roijakkers · 2012 · Document Server@UHasselt (UHasselt)

Summary. Open innovation practices produce different results in small and medium-sized enterprises than in large firms. SMEs gain more innovation performance by combining multiple open innovation practices simultaneously, while large firms benefit more from their search strategies. SMEs drive new product revenue through intellectual property protection, whereas large firms rely on broader external search approaches.

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DOI

10.1007/s11187-012-9453-9

Countries

Belgium

Regions

Europe

Categories

innovation-theory, entrepreneurship, general-innovation

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2026-04-28