Open innovation for SMEs in developing countries – An intermediated communication network model for collaboration beyond obstacles

Petar Vrgović, Predrag Vidicki, Brian Glassman, Abram Walton · 2012 · Innovation

Summary. SMEs in developing countries face significant barriers to innovation that their counterparts in developed nations do not. This paper proposes that government agencies can establish innovation hubs to connect SMEs with independent inventors and collaborators, enabling open innovation practices. The authors present a joint innovation model and test it against cases from developing countries to demonstrate how intermediated communication networks overcome obstacles to SME innovation.

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Vrgović, P., Vidicki, P., Glassman, B., & Walton, A.. (2012). Open innovation for SMEs in developing countries – An intermediated communication network model for collaboration beyond obstacles. Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5172/impp.2012.14.3.290

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DOI: 10.5172/impp.2012.14.3.290
Countries: United States
Regions: North America
Categories: entrepreneurship, innovation-networks, policy, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28