The aim of this paper is to explore the role that hard and soft infrastructure can play in supporting the successful implementation of open innovation at particular geographic locations. While there is a fast-growing body of knowledge relating to the implementation of open innovation in its...

Although open innovation (OI) has been an important research theme for over a decade, its theoretical framework has been relatively under-researched. As OI involves a wide range of innovation activities, a firm’s capacities in the use of the various firm resources play a critical role in OI...

This paper analyses the relationships of one UK-­based research-­intensive university with a number of leading multinational firms at different points along parallel processes of organisational development. From this, we have identified approaches used and problems encountered at different...

This paper attempts to deepen understanding of the relationship between open innovation (OI) and firm performance in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Based on survey data from 306 Korean innovative SMEs, the results of this study show that: (1) broad and intensive engagement in OI and...