Open innovation practices in SMEs and large enterprises: evidence from Belgium

Few studies on open innovation (OI)
\naddress OI practices in small and medium-sized
\nenterprises (SMEs) and how their use of OI and the
\nresulting benefits differ from those of large enterprises.
\nThe lack of resources in SMEs to engage in
\nlooking outward is said to be a barrier to OI, but at the
\nsame time this shortage is cited as a motive for
\nlooking beyond organisational boundaries for technological
\nknowledge. We investigate how OI dimensions
\nimpact the innovative performance of SMEs in
\ncomparison to large companies. The key finding is
\nthat the effects of OI practices in SMEs often differ
\nfrom those in large firms. SMEs are more effective…