Individual Attributes required for profiting from Open Innovation in Networks

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Enkel, Ellen

Individual Attributes required for profiting from Open Innovation in Networks

Enkel, Ellen: Individual Attributes required for profiting from Open Innovation in Networks, International Journal of Technology Management, 2010; Jg. 2010 (52) Suppl. 3-4: 344-371.

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Open innovation research has not yet focused on the company perspective in trying to find an answer to the question: when and why do firms profit from a more open approach to innovation management? Besides company and industry characteristics that might determine success in open innovation, the individuals engaged in open innovation activities may have inherent attributes that could help them to or hinder them from profiting from open innovation. When individuals act in networks, their attributes are specifically crucial in respect of their success or failure. The empirical background of this research was a 16-month investigation of EURADOS, the successful European network for research on radiation dosimetry. EURADOS presently consists of almost 200 members from 52 European institutions in 31 countries. Not all EURADOS members profit equally from its open innovation network. Structural equation modelling provided an answer regarding the personal and organisational attributes that are required to profit from the network in terms of an increase in innovativeness, a reduction in costs and a better fulfilment of tasks in the home organisation. The attributes openness and the possibility to contribute influence the value that individuals derive from open innovation networks equally.

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