Beyond absorptive capacity in open innovation process: the relationships between openness, capacities and firm performance

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1009-1028

  Ahn, Joon Mo ^a   Ju, Yonghan ^b   Moon, Tae Hee ^b   Minshall, Tim ^c   Probert, David ^c   Sohn, So Young ^b   Mortara, Letizia ^c  

^a Sogang University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

capacity; firm performance; Open Innovation (OI); structural equation model

Indexed keywords

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EID: 84969221098     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: 14653990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537325.2016.1181737     Document Type: Article

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