between external sources of knowledge and firm ' s absorptive capacity has a negative effect on innovation up to a certain … level (substitution effect), after which that interaction improves the innovation of firms, displaying a complementary … that the effect on innovation of using a strategy of external knowledge acquisition could be different depending on their …

It is found that there are different levels of value generated from science, technology and innovation, each featuring …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of open innovation, especially focusing on … technological M&A, on subsequent innovation and changes to the firm’s core technological portfolio. Design/methodology/approach The … characteristics of the target firm, similarity and complementarity, on post-M&A innovation outcomes in each of the three core …

Purpose This research paper aims to examine how open innovation (OI) intermediaries facilitate knowledge collaboration …

Purpose As firms turn their innovation activities toward collaborating with external partners, they face additional … innovation systems, there seems to be tension between the concepts of “open innovation” and “intellectual property rights”. The … purpose of this paper is to investigate how firms best manage knowledge via intellectual property rights in open innovation …

Purpose Knowledge assumes a pivotal role in the open innovation (OI) paradigm. Yet OI has been scantly investigated by …

Purpose – The authors aim to investigate the concept of open innovation, identify different open innovation practices … which help describe the continuum between closed and open innovation, and propose a framework that suggests an association … between innovation contexts and practices. Design/methodology/approach – The authors first identify the variables to describe …

testing the role that context plays in the transfer of actionable knowledge, and, in turn, for innovation. Design … learning orientation are crucial for fostering knowledge transfer and innovation. This contribution is important since the need … for developing an organizational context where knowledge transfer and innovation flourish is constantly put forth in the …