Cited by 6,332Innovation and Knowledge ManagementFirm Innovation and GrowthBusiness Strategy and Innovation

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Open for innovation: the role of openness in explaining innovation performance among U.K. manufacturing firms

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Laursen, Keld, Salter, Ammon·2006·Strategic Management Journal

Abstract

Abstract A central part of the innovation process concerns the way firms go about organizing search for new ideas that have commercial potential. New models of innovation have suggested that many innovative firms have changed the way they search for new ideas, adopting open search strategies that involve the use of a wide range of external actors and sources to help them achieve and sustain innovation. Using a large‐scale sample of industrial firms, this paper links search strategy to innovative performance, finding that searching widely and deeply is curvilinearly (taking an inverted U‐shape) related to performance. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Crossref · 10.1002/smj.507

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  • The authors state this as an assumption.

    The residuals of the Tobit model follow a lognormal distribution.

    “We apply this approach to the study of innovative performance and assume a lognormal distribution for the residuals of the Tobit model.”
  • The authors state this as an assumption.

    The latent variable of innovative performance of a firm is a function of a number of explicative variables.

    “It is then assumed that the latent variable of innovative performance of a firm i is a function of a number of explicative variables.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Firms are increasingly drawing in knowledge from external sources in their innovative activities.

    “Firms are increasingly drawing in knowledge from external sources in their innovative activities.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Modern innovation processes require firms to master highly specific knowledge about different users, technologies, and markets.

    “Modern innovation processes require firms to master highly specific knowledge about different users, technologies, and markets.”
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    The text says the highest breadth dummy covers 9-16 sources, but Table 5 uses 9-14 as the benchmark and a separate dummy for 15-16 sources.

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Research works printed but not linked: 6

  1. Chesbrough H, 2003, Open Innovation
  2. Filippucci C, 1996, Testing the relevance of Tobin's approach for modelling consumption, Economic Notes, 25, 225
  3. Greene WH, 2000, Econometric Analysis
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  6. von Hippel E, 1988, The Sources of Innovation

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Metadata

Authors
Laursen, K., & Salter, A.
Affiliations
  • Copenhagen Business School (DK)
  • Imperial College London (GB)
Corresponding author
Salter, Ammon
Venue
Strategic Management Journal
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2005-11-21
Volume
27
Issue
2
Pages
131-150
ISSN
  • 0143-2095 (ISSN-L)
  • 1097-0266
OpenAlex
W2087712586
Cited by
6,324
References
82
Citations by year
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FWCI
178.53
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Strategic Management Journal (publishedVersion)
  • CBS Research Portal (Copenhagen Business School) (publishedVersion)
  • Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Copenhagen Business School
  • Imperial College London
  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
  • Economic and Social Research Council (RES-331-27-0005)
  • Intelligent Manufacturing Research Center
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Innovation and Knowledge Management
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Firm Innovation and Growth
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Business Strategy and Innovation
Keywords
open innovation, innovation performance, external knowledge sources, search strategies, manufacturing companies, curvilinear relationship, inverted U-shaped relationship

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