The Linkage Between Open Innovation, Absorptive Capacity and Managerial Ties
The Journal of Innovation & Knowledge posted a study which addresses the concepts of inbound open innovation and outbound open innovation as the key elements of open innovation by incorporating managerial ties and absorptive capacity from a cross-country perspective. The results show the mediating effect of perceived absorptive capacity in the relationship of external managerial ties and open innovation (inbound and outbound). Most specifically, managerial ties affect inbound open innovation in all three surveyed countries while managerial ties relate positively to outbound open innovation in France and the UAE. The paper can help the understanding of the connection between managerial ties and absorptive capacity that may lead to successful operations of open innovation.
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