Open Innovation: A New Mechanism For Adoption Of Organizational Innovation Empirical Evidence From Algerian Companies

 The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between the openness degree of companies and organizational innovation. The openness degree is defined as the use of purposive inflows and outflows of knowledge to accelerate internal Innovation, and to expend markets for external use of innovati...

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Autores: Aichouche, Khayra, Bousalem, Rafika
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE)
Repositorio:International Journal of Innovation (São Paulo)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.uninove.br:article/10178
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.uninove.br/innovation/article/view/10178
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Resources Based View
Open Innovation
Organizational Innovation
Organizational Performance
Pharmaceutical Industry
Visão Baseada em Recursos
Inovação Aberta
Inovação Organizacional
Desempenho Organizacional
Indústria Farmacêutica
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Sumario: The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between the openness degree of companies and organizational innovation. The openness degree is defined as the use of purposive inflows and outflows of knowledge to accelerate internal Innovation, and to expend markets for external use of innovation (Chesbrough, 2006). The research utilizes causality models and suggests a conceptual schema subsequent to a comprehensive analysis of the literature linked to open innovation field. A sample of 120 managers and employees of Algerian pharmaceutical company is used. The SEM is used to analyze and approve the proposal of the conceptual schema. Results of the empirical research show that open innovation is positively and significantly related to organizational innovation, on the other hand, these results indicate that there is a positive and significant impact of organizational innovation on organizational performance.