Abstract
Building on the Open Innovation (OI) framework, the purpose of this paper is to examine the R&D inbound model of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Specifically, we focus on the impact of different horizontal R&D collaborations on product innovation and innovation performance. Hypotheses are tested using a Probit/Tobit regression on an Italian sample of 2591 manufacturing SMEs. Our analysis shows that collaborating with different horizontal R&D partners brings to different innovation outcomes. In particular, R&D collaboration with universities has a positive impact on product innovation, but not on innovation performance. Whereas, R&D collaboration with research centres and other private companies has a positive impact on both product innovation and innovation performance. Our findings provide implications for SMEs managers and entrepreneurs who have to decide between R&D partners for their innovation strategy. Avenues for future research are discussed.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 542-560 |
Numero di pagine | 19 |
Rivista | TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT |
Volume | 32 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2020 |
Keywords
- D collaboration
- Inbound open innovation
- R&
- innovation performance
- manufacturing SMEs
- product innovation