Open-Innovation Practices: Diversity in Portuguese SMEs
This study aimed to explore the diversity of open-innovation practices that are adopted in Portuguese SMEs considering the outside-in, inside-out, and coupled paradigms. A quantitative study was carried out considering a sample of 187 Portuguese SMEs. The findings revealed that these organizations f...
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doaj-512dbc989a6846458d90d9b9aa0f72e42021-09-26T00:31:24ZengMDPI AGJournal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market and Complexity2199-85312021-07-01716916910.3390/joitmc7030169Open-Innovation Practices: Diversity in Portuguese SMEsFernando Almeida0Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC), Polytechnic Institute of Gaya (ISPGAYA), University of Porto, 4000-008 Porto, PortugalThis study aimed to explore the diversity of open-innovation practices that are adopted in Portuguese SMEs considering the outside-in, inside-out, and coupled paradigms. A quantitative study was carried out considering a sample of 187 Portuguese SMEs. The findings revealed that these organizations favored the adoption of the outside-in paradigm. The inside-out model was the least relevant, especially for smaller companies (i.e., small and micro-companies). The most adopted outside-in practices were the integration of external knowledge from suppliers and clients; in the inside-out model, licensing processes were more important; while in the coupled model, joint ventures and network consortiums stood out. The increase in the innovation capacity of these organizations was highlighted as the most relevant benefit, while the lack of resources and difficulties in integrating knowledge emerged as challenges. This study is especially relevant for the establishment of public-support policies that promote the involvement of Portuguese SMEs in open-innovation processes.https://www.mdpi.com/2199-8531/7/3/169open innovationoutside-in modelinside-out modelcoupled modelopennessexternal knowledge |
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Open-Innovation Practices: Diversity in Portuguese SMEs |
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This study aimed to explore the diversity of open-innovation practices that are adopted in Portuguese SMEs considering the outside-in, inside-out, and coupled paradigms. A quantitative study was carried out considering a sample of 187 Portuguese SMEs. The findings revealed that these organizations favored the adoption of the outside-in paradigm. The inside-out model was the least relevant, especially for smaller companies (i.e., small and micro-companies). The most adopted outside-in practices were the integration of external knowledge from suppliers and clients; in the inside-out model, licensing processes were more important; while in the coupled model, joint ventures and network consortiums stood out. The increase in the innovation capacity of these organizations was highlighted as the most relevant benefit, while the lack of resources and difficulties in integrating knowledge emerged as challenges. This study is especially relevant for the establishment of public-support policies that promote the involvement of Portuguese SMEs in open-innovation processes. |
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