Supporting the open innovation process in small and medium enterprises

Kearney, Gemma; McHattie, Lynn-Sayers

doi:10.1504/ijesb.2014.065680

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“…The use of a collaborative approach implies a change of culture from a closed innovation system to an open innovation system that encourages and allows new forms of network engagement (Kearney, 2014). Therefore, it should not only be identified highly motivated people but find different business functions and units (Nakagaki et al , 2012).…”

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Detonating factors of collaborative innovation from the human capital management

Díaz-Delgado

Gil

Oltra-Badenes

et al. 2019

JEC

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Purpose This paper aims to offer an understanding of the actions which facilitate the open innovation achievement in companies from the management of their human capital. Although innovation contributes to keep competitive advantages in time, small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) hardly innovate because of the high expenses involved. The current problems also demand solutions that incorporate characteristics which are responsible for both the environment and society. Design/methodology/approach The actions in the study are called “Detonating factors of innovation,” and they obey the practices taken from a thorough exercise of systematic review on the previous scientific literature in the ISI Wok and Scopus databases for the period 2007-2019. Articles associated with open innovation and organizations were also reviewed, along with those containing detonating factors. Findings Human capital is exposed in this study as the primary and fundamental resource of any organization with the capacity to modify and impose the social and environmental factors in the solutions to global problems process. Thus, it was found that the detonating factor is linked to the selection of employee profiles, training, resource availability, incentive models, communication and work environment. Originality/value Open innovation literature is based more on large companies than on small ones, and in almost no case is it sought to be a tool for social development, but for technological development. The contribution of this study allows the advancement in the state of the art and also serves as an instrument to inspire SMEs to associate for innovation purposes, apart from including socially and environmentally responsible characteristics.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Detonating factors of collaborative innovation from the human capital management

Díaz-Delgado

Gil

Oltra-Badenes

et al. 2019

JEC

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“…This difficulty can arise despite the investment of a considerable portion of their budgets in research and development (R&D), often at the expense of other business activities and requiring increased risks. The exploitation of external knowledge may constitute a good opportunity for SIEs to overcome these obstacles (Kearney and Mchattie, 2014), allowing access to the intangible assets of partners, thanks to more or less formalised relations. Previous studies on SMEs demonstrated that proficiency in applying open innovation by collaborating with network partners could help these firms to develop new technological combinations, and thus address or take advantage of more market opportunities.…”

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Strengthening digital collaboration to enhance social innovation capital: an analysis of Italian small innovative enterprises

Chierici

Tortora

Giudice

et al. 2020

JIC

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PurposeThe study aims to investigate whether and how digital transformation, in terms of digital collaboration, joint efforts with internal/external partners to achieve common goals and the adoption of digital tools supporting this practice, affect social innovation capital in the context of small innovative enterprises (SIEs).Design/methodology/approachThe research hypotheses derived from the analysis of the literature, evaluating how sharing resources, sharing intensity and digital patterns affect the collective capacity of SIEs to innovate, were investigated by applying multiple regression analysis. Data were retrieved from a sample of Italian SIEs through an online survey.FindingsThe main findings suggest that the propensity to spread resources and the sharing intensity positively affect the collective capacity of SIEs to innovate. Also, the effect of resources sharing on collective innovation increases as more digital patterns are used as tools. The connection is weaker for the intensity of resources sharing.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is conducted on Italian SIEs, a particular cluster of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It would be interesting to compare and contrast the results of an analysis of a large sample of international companies, of different sizes and belonging to digital and non-digital sectors.Originality/valueThe results enrich the existing literature on social innovation capital, by clarifying its competitive benefits on the characteristic context of the SIEs and underlining the mediating role of the digital patterns.

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“…Innovation from Tradition built on the team's experience of using design-led approaches to promote the creation of innovative business ideas, processes and models (Broadley et al, 2016;Johnson et al, 2016;Kearney & McHattie, 2014). By engaging with the craft practices of making and the materiality of design tools as artefacts, the project encouraged engagement and provided space for innovation towards enhancing and sustaining the creative economy in non-urban geographies.…”

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Craft, textiles, and cultural assets in the Northern Isles: innovation from tradition in the Shetland Islands

McHattie¹,

Champion²,

Broadley³

2018

ISJ

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This article explores design innovation approaches in the creative economy in the Northern Isles of Scotland, specifically, the Shetland archipelago, focusing on the textiles sector. Shetland has a rich history of craft work, including Fair Isle knitting and lace making. We contend that the value of cultural assets in contributing to the creative economy is underexamined and that there is a paucity of understanding of the innovative potential of craft and creative practitioners in the region. The insights presented are derived from Innovation from Tradition workshops, which aimed to reframe the creative economy within an island context, elicit knowledge surrounding local cultural assets and explore the innovative capabilities of creative practitioners. We reflect on how a design innovation approach allowed us to garner the collective wisdom held in communities and foreground the focal themes of practice, place and people.

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Supporting the open innovation process in small and medium enterprises

Cited by 8 publications

References 44 publications

Detonating factors of collaborative innovation from the human capital management

Detonating factors of collaborative innovation from the human capital management

Strengthening digital collaboration to enhance social innovation capital: an analysis of Italian small innovative enterprises

Craft, textiles, and cultural assets in the Northern Isles: innovation from tradition in the Shetland Islands

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