Open innovation and firm performance: Evidence from the Chinese mechanical manufacturing industry

Si Zhang, Delin Yang, Shumin Qiu, Xiang Bao, Jizhen Li · 2018 · Journal of Engineering and Technology Management

Summary. Open innovation's effect on firm profitability follows an inverted U-shape curve in Chinese mechanical manufacturing. Employee education amplifies open innovation's benefits in technology-oriented firms but not production-oriented ones. Higher ratios of technical to production staff improve financial performance from open innovation in tech-oriented firms, while the opposite occurs in production-oriented firms.

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Zhang, S., Yang, D., Qiu, S., Bao, X., & Li, J.. (2018). Open innovation and firm performance: Evidence from the Chinese mechanical manufacturing industry. Journal of Engineering and Technology Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jengtecman.2018.04.004

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jengtecman.2018.04.004
Countries: China
Regions: Asia
Categories: innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28