Add to ORKGIn small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), where typically the decision making process is highly centralized, important decisions, such as innovation adoption and implementation, will be strongly influenced by Chief Executive Officers (CEOs). Based on Upper Echelon Theory (UET), which emphasizes CEOs’ limited awareness, this chapter shows that a firm’s open innovation (OI) journey is closely linked with the CEOs’ cognitive characteristics, their past experience and personal network of relationships. The case analysis results suggest that the micro– foundation of OI is deeply rooted in a key individual’s characteristics in innovative SMEs
Entrepreneurs\u2019 innovativeness and personality play a key role in the adoption of innovations in...
Purpose – The purpose of this research is to better understand the human aspects of open innovation ...
The adoption of Open Innovation (OI) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often rests on its...
In small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), where typically the decision-making process is highly...
This chapter aims to shed light on the role of the top executives in open innovation in small firms,...
Purpose This study explores how open innovation (OI) can be instrumental for entrepreneurs in sensin...
Purpose. In an increasingly turbulent and competitive environment, open innovation could be critical...
Rather than the view of the entrepreneur as a ‘lone ranger’, recent work has focused on the importan...
5siThe adoption of Open Innovation (OI) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often rests on ...
It is these days very consistent for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to participate in open inno...
Purpose: In an increasingly turbulent and competitive environment, open innovation could be critical...
It is known that small firms rely mainly on the CEO’s individual knowledge for developing innovation...
Internal and external hired CEOs could differently affect company investment behaviour and capabilit...
Open innovation (OI) projects are increasingly adopted by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs...
Research suggests that a CEO may have more influence in the context of small entrepreneurial firms, ...
Entrepreneurs\u2019 innovativeness and personality play a key role in the adoption of innovations in...
Purpose – The purpose of this research is to better understand the human aspects of open innovation ...
The adoption of Open Innovation (OI) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often rests on its...
In small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), where typically the decision-making process is highly...
This chapter aims to shed light on the role of the top executives in open innovation in small firms,...
Purpose This study explores how open innovation (OI) can be instrumental for entrepreneurs in sensin...
Purpose. In an increasingly turbulent and competitive environment, open innovation could be critical...
Rather than the view of the entrepreneur as a ‘lone ranger’, recent work has focused on the importan...
5siThe adoption of Open Innovation (OI) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often rests on ...
It is these days very consistent for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to participate in open inno...
Purpose: In an increasingly turbulent and competitive environment, open innovation could be critical...
It is known that small firms rely mainly on the CEO’s individual knowledge for developing innovation...
Internal and external hired CEOs could differently affect company investment behaviour and capabilit...
Open innovation (OI) projects are increasingly adopted by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs...
Research suggests that a CEO may have more influence in the context of small entrepreneurial firms, ...
Entrepreneurs\u2019 innovativeness and personality play a key role in the adoption of innovations in...
Purpose – The purpose of this research is to better understand the human aspects of open innovation ...
The adoption of Open Innovation (OI) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often rests on its...