The Influences of Open Communication by Senior Leaders on Effective Open Innovation
The Sage Journals website posted a study of 200 open innovation managers which showed that open internal communication by senior leaders drives higher legitimacy judgments, which in turn drives open innovation success. Further, legitimacy judgments mediate the relationship between open internal communication and open innovation success. Open external communication by senior leaders moderates the indirect relationship between open internal communication and open innovation success, with more open external communication strengthening the influence on open innovation success.
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