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External Knowledge Sources and the Cost and Benefits of Innovation in Developing Countries

Year: 2016

Type: report

Abstract: Existing research describes an inverted U-shaped relationship between openness and innovation. Most of this work has been conducted in developed countries and takes the context as a given. However, when using an open innovation strategy the context in which a firm operates matters. We suggest that the regional knowledge available moderates the relationship between openness and innovation. We investigate the effects of regional knowledge availability on the relationship between openness and innovation in a sample of 683 firms located in five developing countries. The results indicate that if regional knowledge availability is lower, it could be better to be closed for innovation instead of open.

Source: Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)

Authors: van Uden, A., Knoben, Joris, Vermeulen, P.A.M.

Language: English

Topic: Innovation and Knowledge Management

Subfield: Strategy and Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2588248665

Cites: 33

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