Three Essays on Open Innovation and Low/ Medium Technology Industries and Firms
Our work has focused on the theme of open innovation and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Specifically, we have investigated open innovation, its effects and its connection with the sectors of Low Medium Technology (LMT) firms’ intensity. We discussed the Catalan case as a reference. We have ana...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis doctoral |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2014 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | CBUC, CESCA |
| Repositorio: | TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/288309 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10803/288309 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Gestió de la innovació Gestión de la innovación Innovation management Petita i mitjana empresa Pequeñas y medianas empresas Small business Innovació oberta Innovación abierta Open innovation Ciències Jurídiques, Econòmiques i Socials 334 |
| Sumario: | Our work has focused on the theme of open innovation and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Specifically, we have investigated open innovation, its effects and its connection with the sectors of Low Medium Technology (LMT) firms’ intensity. We discussed the Catalan case as a reference. We have analyzed both the concept and the model of OI, following the approach proposed by Henry Chesbrough (2003). To obtain the data, we used a methodology of descriptive statistics. Our study aims to describe and explain the difference between Catalan companies and business realities of EU countries in the context of SMEs and LMT technological intensity. In the context of SMEs and LMT firm’s technological intensity, our research shows that the process of innovation in Catalonia can be approached in three dimensions: the effect of OI activities, the implementation process of OI and external source of knowledge of Catalan companies. The effect of the implementation of OI activities within the innovation process industry has improved significantly in recent years. The research analyzes the success of various strategies. We investigate the relationship between OI activities and LMT, SMEs sectors intensity in Catalonia, and proposes some recommendations for policy development and implementation. |
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