Cottam, Ed (2014) Failure to adopt open innovation: A study of North East-based Manufacturing SMEs in the UK. In: British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference, 9-11 September 2014, Belfast.
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Abstract
This paper responds to recent calls for deeper research into failed open innovation (OI) strategies and the contingencies that impede OI adoption. A firm’s willingness to open up its innovation process has been linked to performance benefits and faster product development cycles; however, research on the contingencies that facilitate and impede openness is still required. This paper aims to explore the adoption of open innovation business models in north east-based manufacturing SMEs. This study is based on data gathered from the initial stages of a PhD programme, and based on 10 semi-structured interviews with managers and lead engineers/designers, within 5 manufacturing firms employing 10 to 250 staff. Initial results indicate reasons for the failure of the open innovation paradigm to successfully permeate into one of the UK’s key industry sectors.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | N100 Business studies N200 Management studies |
| Department: | Faculties > Business and Law > Newcastle Business School |
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| Depositing User: | Becky Skoyles |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Jan 2017 15:50 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Jul 2021 21:20 |
| URI: | http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/29270 |
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