Open innovation in small and medium enterprises: a bibliometric analysis

Purpose – The Open Innovation (OI) paradigm suggests that firms should use inflows and outflows of knowledge in order to accelerate innovation and leverage markets. Literature examining how firms are adopting OI practices is rich; notwithstanding, little research has addressed this topic from the pe...

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Autores: Odriozola, Ignacio, Berbegal Mirabent, Jasmina|||0000-0001-5145-2179, Merigó Lindahl, José M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/359969
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/359969
https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JOCM-12-2017-0491
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Small business
Bibliometrics
Open innovation
SMEs
Literature review
Empreses petites i mitjanes
Bibliometria
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses
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spelling Open innovation in small and medium enterprises: a bibliometric analysisOdriozola, IgnacioBerbegal Mirabent, Jasmina|||0000-0001-5145-2179Merigó Lindahl, José M.Small businessBibliometricsOpen innovationSMEsBibliometricsLiterature reviewEmpreses petites i mitjanesBibliometriaÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empresesPurpose – The Open Innovation (OI) paradigm suggests that firms should use inflows and outflows of knowledge in order to accelerate innovation and leverage markets. Literature examining how firms are adopting OI practices is rich; notwithstanding, little research has addressed this topic from the perspective of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Given the relevance of SMEs in worldwide economies, this paper provides a comprehensive overview of research on OI in SMEs. Design / Methodology / approach – 112 academic articles were selected from the Web of Science database. Following a bibliometric analysis, the most relevant authors, journals, institutions and countries are presented. Additionally, the main areas these articles cover are summarized. Findings – Results are consistent in that the most prolific authors are affiliated with the universities leading the ranking of institutions. However, it is remarkable that top authors in this field do not possess a large number of publications on OI in SMEs, but combine this research topic with other related ones. At the country level, European countries are on the top together with South Korea. Research limitations – Despite following a rigorous method, other relevant documents not included in the selected databases might have been ignored. Practical implications – This paper outlines the main topics of interest within this area: impact of OI on firm performance and on organizations’ structure, OI as a mechanism to hasten new product development, the analysis of the inbound/outbound dimensions of OI, and legal issues related to IPR management when OI is implementedPeer Reviewed20192019-01-0120222022-01-19journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/359969https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JOCM-12-2017-0491reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spainhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/3599692026-05-27T15:37:01Z
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title Open innovation in small and medium enterprises: a bibliometric analysis
spellingShingle Open innovation in small and medium enterprises: a bibliometric analysis
Odriozola, Ignacio
Small business
Bibliometrics
Open innovation
SMEs
Bibliometrics
Literature review
Empreses petites i mitjanes
Bibliometria
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses
title_short Open innovation in small and medium enterprises: a bibliometric analysis
title_full Open innovation in small and medium enterprises: a bibliometric analysis
title_fullStr Open innovation in small and medium enterprises: a bibliometric analysis
title_full_unstemmed Open innovation in small and medium enterprises: a bibliometric analysis
title_sort Open innovation in small and medium enterprises: a bibliometric analysis
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Odriozola, Ignacio
Berbegal Mirabent, Jasmina|||0000-0001-5145-2179
Merigó Lindahl, José M.
author Odriozola, Ignacio
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Berbegal Mirabent, Jasmina|||0000-0001-5145-2179
Merigó Lindahl, José M.
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author2 Berbegal Mirabent, Jasmina|||0000-0001-5145-2179
Merigó Lindahl, José M.
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Small business
Bibliometrics
Open innovation
SMEs
Bibliometrics
Literature review
Empreses petites i mitjanes
Bibliometria
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses
topic Small business
Bibliometrics
Open innovation
SMEs
Bibliometrics
Literature review
Empreses petites i mitjanes
Bibliometria
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses
description Purpose – The Open Innovation (OI) paradigm suggests that firms should use inflows and outflows of knowledge in order to accelerate innovation and leverage markets. Literature examining how firms are adopting OI practices is rich; notwithstanding, little research has addressed this topic from the perspective of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Given the relevance of SMEs in worldwide economies, this paper provides a comprehensive overview of research on OI in SMEs. Design / Methodology / approach – 112 academic articles were selected from the Web of Science database. Following a bibliometric analysis, the most relevant authors, journals, institutions and countries are presented. Additionally, the main areas these articles cover are summarized. Findings – Results are consistent in that the most prolific authors are affiliated with the universities leading the ranking of institutions. However, it is remarkable that top authors in this field do not possess a large number of publications on OI in SMEs, but combine this research topic with other related ones. At the country level, European countries are on the top together with South Korea. Research limitations – Despite following a rigorous method, other relevant documents not included in the selected databases might have been ignored. Practical implications – This paper outlines the main topics of interest within this area: impact of OI on firm performance and on organizations’ structure, OI as a mechanism to hasten new product development, the analysis of the inbound/outbound dimensions of OI, and legal issues related to IPR management when OI is implemented
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