How can digital dexterity contribute to the success of new product development in B2B SaaS companies? Comprehending the roles of inclusive leadership, capabilities for open innovation, and competitive intensity

ABSTRACT Knowledge collaboration is recognized as a major source of innovation and competitive advantage for firms, especially for mall-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Drawing on the open innovation and management literatures and using micro-level data from the U.K. most innovative firms, we demonstrate that innovation output is conditional on knowledge homophily collaboration and partner location. We also find that SMEs benefit to a greater extent from knowledge collaboration with external partners than large firms. Collaboration with customers and suppliers is more beneficial than collaborations with universities or government for SMEs. We develop implications for scholars, entrepreneurs and managers in innovative firms.

Purpose Based on the attention-based view, the purpose of this study is to explore how managerial present focus and future focus influence open innovation (OI) in high-tech firms and examine the moderating role of environmental dynamism (ED) in this relationship. It further analyzes the influence of OI on total factor productivity (TFP) and product market competitiveness in high-tech firms under different managerial temporal focus. Design/methodology/approach The sample comprised 12,020 observations (1,376 firms) from high-tech companies listed on China’s Shanghai-Shenzhen A-share markets between 2011 and 2022. This study employed the multiple linear regression model to estimate the results. Findings The results show that managerial future focus positively influences OI, while managerial present focus has a negative effect. ED strengthens the positive relationship between managerial future focus and OI, while diminishing the negative effect of managerial present focus on OI. Further analysis reveals that, under a future focus, OI in high-tech firms enhances TFP and product market competitiveness. Conversely, under a present focus, OI is detrimental to the company’s TFP and product market competitiveness. Originality/value This study explores the influence of managerial temporal focus on OI in high-tech enterprises from the perspective of temporal attention, as well as the moderating effect of ED. The findings provide a new perspective for high-tech enterprises to promote OI and offer insights for management practices from the angle of temporal attention allocation.

Purpose: This study aims to analyze the influence of financial literacy, social entrepreneurship, and Pentahelix collaboration on the performance of MSMEs in Karanganyar Regency, with business innovation as a mediating variable. This study aims to understand how internal and external factors interact to improve the performance and competitiveness of MSMEs in the era of digital economy transformation. Research Methodology: A survey of 382 MSME actors in Ngargoyoso, Karangpandan, and Tawangmangu was conducted. Data were analyzed using SEM-PLS with SmartPLS software, testing the outer model, inner model, and mediation to assess direct and indirect relationships. Results: Financial literacy and social entrepreneurship impact MSME performance, while Pentahelix collaboration does not. All three positively influence innovation, which enhances performance. Innovation mediates the relationship between financial literacy and Pentahelix collaboration, but not social entrepreneurship. Conclusions: This study expands the application of the theory of Resource-Based View and open innovation theories by emphasizing that innovation is a strategic bridge between internal resources and external collaboration in strengthening MSME performance and sustainability. Limitations: This study only covers three sub-districts in Karanganyar Regency; therefore, the generalization of results needs to be done carefully. Contributions: This study provides insights into how financial literacy, social entrepreneurship, and pentahelix collaboration impact MSME performance, with business innovation as a mediator. It extends the Resource-Based View and open innovation theories, offering valuable implications for enhancing MSME competitiveness and sustainability in the digital economy.

In the context of public policy aimed at enhancing the overall effectiveness of the national innovation system and building a globally competitive open innovation ecosystem, the problem of enhancing the effectiveness of innovation ecosystems has attracted increasing attention from the academic community. This paper, using a coevolutionary perspective, explores the mechanism of coevolution at the micro- and macro-levels in an open innovation ecosystem. Based on this, using qualitative research methods, it interprets the key driving mechanisms for enhancing the effectiveness of an open innovation ecosystem in the Chinese context and analyzes effective ways to enhance systemic effectiveness.

ABSTRACT For over two decades, firms have built platforms and engaged open innovation communities to improve and customize their products through widened participation in the design process. While the benefits of involving those outside a firm as co‐designers have been well described, how co‐design processes unfold over time at the boundary between those in an organization and an open online community remains poorly understood. Using the theoretical lens of boundary work and a five‐year ethnographic study with a firm that pioneered co‐design in the automotive industry, we develop a theoretical model that shows how and why co‐design between the firm and its open online community evolved over time. We describe three different types of co‐design (intimate, instrumental, and limited co‐design) and show how these are intertwined with existing types of boundary work (collaborative, configurational, and competitive boundary work). Importantly, we unravel the dynamic shifts between different types of co‐design and associated boundary work, showing the driving forces that precede shifts. Our research extends the boundary work literature by proposing forces that prompt organizations to shift between types of boundary work, illustrating how these forces are tied to characteristics of the environment and open community and are integral to the work of the organization. More broadly, this study contributes new insight into the temporal evolution of design collaboration between organizations and online communities.

Purpose Open innovation (OI) is based on inbound and outbound flows, which exhibit imbalance in the literature, with few publications addressing outbound flow. This research aims to study the impacts of two outbound OI approaches (inventive capacity and desorptive capacity) on project technical and market performance and to examine the moderator role that absorptive capacity (ACAP) plays in this relation. Design/methodology/approach This study is focused on the automotive industry, which includes 126 projects from different companies, and uses the PLS-SEM method to analyze the research model. Findings The results indicate that desorptive capacity has a greater positive impact on the technical and market project performance, compared to inventive capacity, which in turn has a negative relationship with technical performance and a moderately positive relationship with market performance. Furthermore, we find that while RACAP (Realized ACAP) moderates both the relationship between desorptive capacity and technical and market performance, PACAP (Potential ACAP) moderates only the relationship between inventive capacity and market performance. Practical implications This study sheds light on the differences between OI at the firm level and the project level. It is natural for project teams to work in partnership with other stakeholders to achieve innovation goals. Project managers in the automotive industry should realize that the knowledge outflow becomes more intense given the shared nature of the product development process. Originality/value Few studies currently study open innovation (OI) from knowledge outflow, and one of the reasons for this is that research focuses on firms rather than project teams. This research is oriented toward studying outbound OI from the development of desorptive and inventive capacity within the context of project teams. Furthermore, this study evaluates the moderating role of ACAP on the relationships between inventive/desorptive capacity and technical and market project performance.

Abstract Maritime ports are under growing pressure to reconcile operational efficiency with environmental and social sustainability. This paper investigates how open innovation can accelerate sustainable transformation across port ecosystems by proposing the integrative paradigm of Open Sustainable Innovation (OSI). The study adopts a semi-systematic literature review of peer-reviewed articles indexed in Scopus and Web of Science (2014–2024). Bibliometric mapping techniques were combined with qualitative synthesis to identify recurrent practices and trends. Comparative evidence from leading European ports complements the analysis. The findings reveal that OSI practices—such as open data initiatives, incubators, start-up challenge programs, and multi-stakeholder governance intermediaries—support improvements in process efficiency, environmental performance, and digital capability building. At the same time, significant barriers persist, including institutional inertia, fragmented funding, regulatory misalignment, uneven digital maturity, and limited impact assessment. Evidence from Rotterdam, Valencia, Barcelona, and Motril demonstrates that the orchestration capacity of port authorities and intermediaries, supported by robust digital infrastructures and inclusive innovation cultures, determines the scalability of OSI initiatives. Conceptually, OSI is positioned as the coupling of cross-boundary knowledge flows with triple-bottom-line objectives. The article concludes by outlining a future research agenda focused on ecosystem governance, value distribution, and long-term impact evaluation. By consolidating fragmented knowledge, this study contributes to both academic discourse and managerial practice, providing guidance for ports seeking to move beyond isolated pilot projects towards systemic, sustainability-aligned innovation.

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Key factors shaping collaborative cyber resilience in SMEs through open innovation

Enhancing sustainability in electric vehicle reverse logistics from an open innovation perspective using fermatean fuzzy risk analysis

Open Innovation Governance for Green Industrial Parks: A Neutrosophic Delphi–DEMATEL Model for Policy and Market Complexity in Vietnam

What drives open innovation in Vietnamese manufacturing firms? Adaptive capacity at the nexus of strategy and orientation

Validating a scale to measure social innovation capacity in social organizations: An empirical contribution to open innovation research

Developing open innovation competency in Gen Z entrepreneurship students: Roles of absorptive capacity, AI literacy and algorithmic thinking skills

The tire industry, as a long-established and mature sector, is undergoing a profound transformation driven by electrification, smart manufacturing, and sustainability. In this context, efficiency-oriented strategies and incremental improvements can no longer ensure long-term competitiveness. Using Michelin as a case study, this paper examines how open innovation operates as an organizational mechanism for fostering ambidexterity by balancing exploitation with the development of exploration capabilities. The findings reveal that Michelin integrates external knowledge through inbound, outbound, and coupled open innovation, while employing structural and domain separation to absorb, recombine, and institutionalize exploratory initiatives within core operations. This dual approach enables the firm to preserve efficiency advantages while cultivating adaptive capacity under technological and regulatory uncertainty. The study extends theories of open innovation and organizational ambidexterity to a mature manufacturing context and highlights the organizational conditions under which openness supports, rather than undermines, strategic renewal. It also offers practical implications for incumbent firms pursuing strategic transformation under uncertain technological and policy environments.

Artificial intelligence (AI) aids many open innovation platforms in human ideation and evaluation. While current research highlights AI's innovation potential, it has paid less attention to the ethical challenges from information flow in human-AI collaboration. This flow causes a tradeoff between generating novel ideas and ensuring their accurate evaluation free from strategic manipulation. Using an evolutionary game model for open innovation’s design and evaluation stages, this study explores HAI reciprocity’s impact on interpersonal dynamics and the interplay between platform incentives and AI. Results show constraints are crucial to sustaining positive cycles of HAI reciprocity. Unconditionally cooperative AI slightly boosts group innovation but reduces individual human performance and hinders valid evaluation. In contrast, Reputation-based AI improves both human and population performance. With fixed incentives, having more AI increases system stability and improves innovation outcomes. Platforms should integrate AI into mechanism design, rather than treating it as a technical tool.

Against the backdrop of global economic volatility, environmental pressures, and intensifying industry competition, tourism resilience has become a critical indicator for assessing the capacity of tourism systems to withstand external shocks and achieve sustainable development. As an important engine of high-quality economic growth, the digital economy provides new momentum for strengthening tourism economic resilience. Existing literature predominantly focuses on the direct impacts of the digital economy, with insufficient exploration of its mediating pathways and spatial effects. Based on panel data from 11 provinces in China’s Yangtze River Basin from 2011 to 2023, this study constructs comprehensive evaluation index systems for the digital economy and tourism economic resilience. A mediating effect model and a Spatial Durbin Model are employed to systematically examines the impact mechanisms and spatial spillover effects of the digital economy on tourism resilience. The results show that the digital economy significantly enhances tourism economic resilience, primarily by fostering openness and technological innovation. Heterogeneity analysis indicates that this effect is more pronounced in provinces located in the upper and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Basin. Spatial analysis further reveals a significant positive local effect, accompanied by a negative spillover—or ‘siphon’—effect on neighboring provinces. Building upon the verification of the fundamental relationship, this study further extends the theoretical analytical framework of tourism resilience from the dimensions of mechanism decomposition and spatial effects. It thereby offers new empirical evidence and policy insights for fostering regional tourism resilience in the era of the digital economy.

Explorative industrial internet promotes open green innovation in manufacturing enterprises.