known about how the direction of search strategies influences innovation performance. In this paper, we argue that firms … that being open for innovation generally pays off. However, both moderating factors have a crucial role to play: On the one … novel knowledge and to enhance innovation performance. We develop targeted management recommendations based on these results. …

known about how the direction of search strategies influences innovation performance. In this paper, we argue that firms … that being open for innovation generally pays off. However, both moderating factors have a crucial role to play: On the one … novel knowledge and to enhance innovation performance. We develop targeted management recommendations based on these results. …

Searching for externally available knowledge has been characterised as a vital part of the innovation process. Previous … and that these moderate the relationship between innovation inputs and outputs. Based on a sample of 4,500 firms from 13 …

engagements with universities propel innovation success. However, broadening the spectrum of interactions is more beneficial with … regard to innovation success. Applying latent class cluster analysis we identify four distinct patterns of interaction. Our …

universities propel innovation success. However, broadening the spectrum of interactions is more beneficial with regard to … innovation success. In an exploratory step we go beyond breadth and depth of interactions by identifying four distinct patterns …

Firms compete increasingly in an open innovation environment. Search strategies for external knowledge become therefore … are built through internal or external R&D activities) and the munificence of its innovation environment. We test these … its breadth. Moreover, we find that scarce innovation environments favor deep search strategies while breadth is more …

developments at the firm level, the topic of design innovation has not been linked to the open innovation concept yet. In this …

Searching for externally available knowledge has been characterized as a vital part of the innovation process. The … availability of such innovation impulses, however, critically depends on the environment a firm is operating in. Little is known on … how institutional infrastructures for innovation differ with respect to the munificence in providing innovation impulses …

protection methods in an industry on the innovation activities of firms using external knowledge. One goal is to assess if firms … have moved to a more open innovation business model, i.e. allow more knowledge spillovers to occur despite using protection … methods. Our estimations show that the usage of both, patents and secrecy, hinders the innovation activities of firms through …

The concept of Open Innovation (OI) has breathed new life into both empirical research and industry practice concerned … stories. A unbalanced focus on successes leads to open innovation imperatives and the conclusion that, for most firms … relationships between innovation openness and its effects on project abandonment and delays. Using survey data from Belgium, we find …