Abstract
The aim of this study is to examine the implications of knowledge collaboration in open innovation and the role of digital technology therein. The paper draws on a survey of manufacturing firms having more than 10 employees in Italy, Sweden, France and Spain. The results show that knowledge collaboration with external partners has a significant effect on innovation novelty but not innovation efficiency. In addition, the results show that digital technology moderates the relationship between knowledge collaboration and innovation efficiency but not the relationship between knowledge collaboration and innovation novelty. Overall, this study contributes to the growing discussion about the benefits of adopting digital technologies in open innovation processes by investigating whether and under which conditions knowledge collaboration is beneficial.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 21st CINet conference on Practicing Continuous Innovation in Digital Ecosystems |
| Place of Publication | Milan |
| Publisher | Continuous Innovation Network |
| Publication date | 2020 |
| Edition | 21 |
| Pages | 267-278 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-90-77360-23-1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
| Event | 21st CINet conference: Practicing Continuous Innovation in Digital Ecosystems - Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy Duration: 20 Sept 2020 → 22 Sept 2020 https://www.continuous-innovation.net/events/conferences/2020.html |
Conference
| Conference | 21st CINet conference |
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| Location | Politecnico di Milano |
| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Milan |
| Period | 20/09/2020 → 22/09/2020 |
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Keywords
- Knowledge collaboration
- Digital technologies
- Innovation novelty
- Innovation efficiency