...Andrew Johnston; Daniel Prokop Purpose As the Open Innovation (OI) literature suggests that smaller firms may derive greater advantages from collaborations, micro-firms stand to benefit significantly from engaging in this process. Furthermore, as micro-firms exhibit a preference for separating...

... 09 12 2024 13 12 2024 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Open innovation Innovation process Brazilian SMEs Barriers to innovate Market Behavior An organization’s innovation process is relevant for obtaining...

... to study the impact of Chief Executive Officer's (CEO's) personality traits on open innovation (OI) strategies and the mediating effect of innovation climate by mobilizing the upper echelons theory and the OI literature. In fact, CEO's role in OI promotion has been under-investigated in the literature...

...Collette Henry; Laura Treanor; Pooran Wynarczyk Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of open innovation practices on the innovation capability and export performance of UK small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach The empirical (quantitative...

... The results show that, while large firms operate with a “prospector” orientation, SMEs have a “defender” or “reactor” orientation. Only a small number of SMEs can innovate successfully, and an ex post facto investigation reveals that these firms follow an “open innovation model”. Originality/value...