...Ghadeer R. Alsaeed; Naheed Bashir Purpose This study aims to examine how large technology multinationals use digital platforms as dynamic capability infrastructures to integrate open innovation (OI) with business process management (BPM) via absorptive capacity mechanisms. Design/methodology...

...Naheed Bashir; Ghadeer R. Alsaeed Purpose This study introduces the Dynamic Capabilities for Open Innovation (DCOI) framework, showing how knowledge management (sensing), digitalisation (seizing) and leadership (transforming) jointly enable firms to integrate external knowledge into innovation...

...Cong Doanh Duong Purpose This study aims to examine how artificial intelligence (AI) innovation influences open innovation activities in new ventures, with a focus on the mediating role of innovation niches and the alignment between inbound and outbound open innovation in shaping entrepreneurial...

...Juan-Gabriel Cegarra-Navarro; Aurora Martínez-Martínez; David Cegarra-Leiva; María Eugenia Sánchez-Vidal Purpose Being open-minded means listening to others’ proposals, even if they go against our criteria. Although having an open mindset is the key to “open innovation,” we find that many managers...

... capabilities that aid innovative firms to search and identify the potential knowledge for open innovation. This study is an empirical and theoretical examination of knowledge search and identification capabilities of the UK-based biotechnology firms. The literature has been drawn from the research streams...

...), i.e. open innovation in digital platforms, and OA, as well as the negative moderating effect of external pressure for artificial intelligence adoption (EPAIA) on this mediation. Design/methodology/approach Structural equation modeling was used to test the moderated mediation with survey data from...

...XiangYu Luan; XiaoHong Wang Purpose This paper aims to investigate the impact of open innovation (OI) in Chinese enterprises on enterprise value (EV). At the same time, this research explores the effects of OI in environmental, social and governance (ESG) and also reveals the intermediary role...

...Gianluca Elia; Alessandro Margherita; Alessandro Massaro; Angelo Vacca Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has stimulated a global movement of open innovation initiatives aimed to provide knowledge and tools to support policy decisions and actions in the emergency scenario. The authors describe an open...

...Rosita Capurro; Raffaele Fiorentino; Stefano Garzella; Rosa Lombardi Purpose The aim of this paper is to investigate the role of boundary management when firms should implement open innovation. Design/methodology/approach The relevant literature on strategic management, firm boundaries...

... for the industry, strengthening a firm's network, enhancing the culture of the territory, gaining access to knowledge, and guaranteeing market competitiveness. Originality/value A few studies have addressed a specific aspect of outbound open innovation, which involves free revealing of knowledge to external...

... the synergistic process improvement pathway. The study is grounded on the concept that the convergence of diverse business pathways involves innovative and interlinked project, strategic and information technology (IT) workflows that results in open innovative systems. Findings The studies identify...

...Pasquale Del Vecchio; Giustina Secundo; Michele Rubino; Antonello Garzoni; Demetris Vrontis Purpose The purpose of this paper is to shed light on how family firms execute open innovation strategies by managing internal and external knowledge flows (KF) to provide a deeper understanding of family...

...Giustina Secundo; Antonio Toma; Giovanni Schiuma; Giuseppina Passiante Purpose Despite the abundance of research in open innovation, few contributions explore it at inter-organizational level, and particularly with a focus on healthcare ecosystem, characterized by a dense network of relationships...

...María J. Oltra; M. Luisa Flor; José A. Alfaro Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the use of open innovation (OI) practices and firm performance, and the role of organizational mechanisms (OMs) (formalization and decentralization) as moderator variables...

...Antonio Toma; Giustina Secundo; Giuseppina Passiante Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight the main Intellectual Property (IP) protection strategies adopted in the R&D phases of a company operating in the bio-pharmaceutical industry, according to an open innovation (OI) approach...

...Astrid Heidemann Lassen; Bjørge Timenes Laugen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test the effect of internal and external collaboration on the degree of newness (incremental/radical) in innovation projects. This adds to the understanding of the particular patterns of open innovation (OI...

...Silvia Massa; Stefania Testa Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how an adequate mix of technological, organisational and managerial tools might support Open Innovation (OI) processes achieved by contests in the food sector. Design/methodology/approach The methodology...

...John Bessant; Anna Trifilova Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, to understand recombinant innovation (RI) as a potentially significant part of an open innovation (OI) strategy and second, to suggest key routines which would underpin a capability for RI, locating these within...

...Cinzia Battistella; Alberto Felice De Toni; Elena Pessot Purpose This work provides new insights into possible managerial choices and development directions for practising open innovation (OI) in companies. The purpose of this paper is to explore the different practices, actors and tools adopted...

...Lara Agostini; Anna Nosella; Benedetta Soranzo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence that different components of relational capital (marketing capability, open innovation with business and scientific partners, technological reputation, brand) have on customer...