Exploring the enabling effects of project management for SMEs in adopting open innovation – A framework for partner search and selection in open innovation projects

Guertler, MR; Sick, N

Exploring the enabling effects of project management for SMEs in adopting open innovation – A framework for partner search and selection in open innovation projects

Guertler, MR Sick, N

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Publisher:: Elsevier BV
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: International Journal of Project Management, 2020
Issue Date:: 2020-01-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Guertler, MR
dc.contributor.author	Sick, N https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0713-6918
dc.date.accessioned	2021-03-03T05:12:21Z
dc.date.available	2021-03-03T05:12:21Z
dc.date.issued	2020-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Project Management, 2020
dc.identifier.issn	0263-7863
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/146708
dc.description.abstract	© 2020 Open Innovation (OI) facilitates a multitude of innovation opportunities through allowing access to a broad variety of external partners, expertise and knowledge. Although OI has been established in academia and the corporate world, implementation by SMEs remains a formidable challenge, especially concerning the identification and selection of suitable OI partners. Given methodical support for such an endeavour is currently lacking, this article investigates how project management can support OI projects. Based on evidence from an exploratory multi-case study with four SMEs, this article develops a Situational Open Innovation framework that provides methodical support for SMEs in leveraging the complementarities between OI and project management towards effective partner search and selection. The findings illustrate how sensing capabilities for OI opportunities can benefit from systematic problem and stakeholder analyses as they allow for identifying and focussing on the most relevant innovation tasks and partners.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier BV
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Project Management
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.ijproman.2020.06.007
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
dc.subject	12 Built Environment and Design, 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
dc.subject.classification	Building & Construction
dc.title	Exploring the enabling effects of project management for SMEs in adopting open innovation – A framework for partner search and selection in open innovation projects
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.for	12 Built Environment and Design
utslib.for	15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Information, Systems and Modelling
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
utslib.copyright.embargo	2023-01-01T00:00:00+1000Z
dc.date.updated	2021-03-03T05:12:18Z
pubs.publication-status	Published

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© 2020 Open Innovation (OI) facilitates a multitude of innovation opportunities through allowing access to a broad variety of external partners, expertise and knowledge. Although OI has been established in academia and the corporate world, implementation by SMEs remains a formidable challenge, especially concerning the identification and selection of suitable OI partners. Given methodical support for such an endeavour is currently lacking, this article investigates how project management can support OI projects. Based on evidence from an exploratory multi-case study with four SMEs, this article develops a Situational Open Innovation framework that provides methodical support for SMEs in leveraging the complementarities between OI and project management towards effective partner search and selection. The findings illustrate how sensing capabilities for OI opportunities can benefit from systematic problem and stakeholder analyses as they allow for identifying and focussing on the most relevant innovation tasks and partners.

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