Specialized search and innovation performance – evidence across Europe

Sofka, Wolfgang; Grimpe, Christoph

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9310.2010.00592.x

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“…Consistent with CISbased studies (e.g., Salter, 2006, Sofka andGrimpe, 2010), we distinguish between incremental and radical innovation depending on their newness to the company or the market place. Radical innovation from innovations new to the market in the last 2 years.…”

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confidence: 48%

Capturing value from alliance portfolio diversity: The mediating role of R&D human capital in high and low tech industries

2017

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Research has demonstrated the value of external linkages to augment in-house R&D efforts; however, very little is known about how managers can operationally leverage the potential benefits of open innovation to create an innovative edge. This paper examines the value of alliance portfolio diversity and whether R&D human capital is the pathway through which alliance portfolio diversity influences innovation novelty. We reason that the absorptive capacity of R&D human capital alliance portfolios. Using data from the Spanish Technological Innovation Panel (PITEC) for the period 2005 2012, results support the curvilinear (inverted U-shaped) association between alliance portfolio diversity and firm innovation performance reported in studies, suggesting that not only too little, but also too much alliance portfolio diversity may be detrimental to firm innovation performance. Findings emphasise the value of alliance portfolio diversity in high-technology industries to achieve explorative performance objectives, given the technological complexity, market uncertainty and the divergent skill sets required for breakthrough innovations in these sectors. Further, we find evidence that R&D human capital plays an important role in innovation novelty by partially mediating the relationship between alliance partner diversity and firm innovation performance, emphasising the importance of internal capabilities to harness external knowledge assets.This study provides valuable insights to managers aiming to increase the effectiveness of their alliance portfolios.

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“…Therefore, in line with other studies (Laursen and Salter, 2006;Sofka and Grimpe, 2010;Huang and Rice, 2012;Berchicci, 2013) we argue that firms need to have the correct amount of absorptive capacity in order to reap returns for their OI strategy.…”

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confidence: 64%

“…External sources of innovation such as customers, suppliers, competitors and universities can be considered the main elements of a firm's search strategy. Previous studies have recognised the strategic importance of a wide range of knowledge sources for driving innovation (Laursen and Salter, 2006;Sofka and Grimpe, 2010), and for achieving not only product but also process innovations (Huang and Rice, 2012). In their paper focused on SMEs, Lee et al (2010) find that breadth is more closely linked to product innovation than depth, and while breadth correlates positively with process innovation, depth does not.…”

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Open innovation in the food and beverage industry

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García‐Marco

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Purpose: The aim of this paper is to extend our knowledge into the relationship between open innovation and firm innovative performance. Specifically, we aim to determine whether the benefits of OI practices are different for Food and Beverage (FnB) firms as compared to those of other sectors. The FnB industry is relevant in terms of employment GDP generation in the UE, characterised by high integration and low-tech intensity. Methodology: In order to achieve our goal and obtain robust results, we consider four open innovation dimensions and four innovation performance measures using panel data (2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011) from 10,771 FnB and non-FnB firms using Tobit and Logit models by random effects. Findings: We test and confirm the presence of the classical inverted U-shape relationship between OI and firm innovative performance for FnB and non-FnB companies. However, the optimal number of external sources of knowledge used is lesser for FnB than the rest of the companies. Originality: The article compares the OI effects in a tradicional and low-tech industry vs other industries considering four innovation outputs (product innovations, process innovations, incremental and radical innovation).

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“…(Sofka & Grimpe, 2010). To take full advantage of the OI paradigm, firms must enhance their networking capabilities and their absorptive capacity, i.e.…”

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Open innovation in the power & energy sector: Bringing together government policies, companies’ interests, and academic essence

2017

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The Power and Energy (P&E) sector needs to respond to several challenges fostering investments in research and development. According to the Open Innovation (OI) paradigm, key stakeholders like utilities, vendors, laboratories, universities etc. should take advantage of external knowledge to improve their innovation performance. Several studies have demonstrated that firms adopting the OI paradigm are more likely to innovate. Despite the interest of P&E firms in enhancing their innovation capabilities, surprisingly few articles (usually case studies) described the implementation of the OI paradigm in P&E firms. This article fills the gap by identifying the key drivers that encourage a firm in the P&E sector to embrace the OI paradigm. The authors adopt a hybrid research approach collecting evidence from the literature and through a multiple case-study analysis involving seven British firms and universities operating in the P&E industry. As the drivers of OI have mutual influence, this article describes them with a fuzzy cognitive map. Finally, the authors identify appropriated policies to enhance the OI adoption and, consequently, the sustainability of innovation in the P&E sector. A salient research agenda closes the paper.

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Specialized search and innovation performance – evidence across Europe

Cited by 192 publications

References 73 publications

Capturing value from alliance portfolio diversity: The mediating role of R&D human capital in high and low tech industries

Capturing value from alliance portfolio diversity: The mediating role of R&D human capital in high and low tech industries

Open innovation in the food and beverage industry

Open innovation in the power & energy sector: Bringing together government policies, companies’ interests, and academic essence

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