Search of external knowledge has been object of increasing attention in the past few years coherently with the rise of firm’s innovation models based on a higher degree of openness towards external actors. This work investigates the knowledge search practices that firms enact to innovate their products, exploring the relationships among performance of innovation processes and two key attributes of search practices such as their breadth and depth of usage. In so doing, we explore the role of openness through the lens of search practices rather than the variety of external actors from which firms draw relevant knowledge to their innovation activities.
Degree of Openness and Performance in the Search for Innovation
MARTINI, ANTONELLA;ALOINI, DAVIDE;
2012-01-01
Abstract
Search of external knowledge has been object of increasing attention in the past few years coherently with the rise of firm’s innovation models based on a higher degree of openness towards external actors. This work investigates the knowledge search practices that firms enact to innovate their products, exploring the relationships among performance of innovation processes and two key attributes of search practices such as their breadth and depth of usage. In so doing, we explore the role of openness through the lens of search practices rather than the variety of external actors from which firms draw relevant knowledge to their innovation activities.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
