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Open Innovation in Enterprise Strategies in Central and Eastern Europe: The Case of Estonia

Research in Economics and Business: Central and Eastern Europe

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Title Open Innovation in Enterprise Strategies in Central and Eastern Europe: The Case of Estonia
 
Creator Kallaste, Marianne; Tallinn University of Technology
Kalantaridis, Christos
Venesaar, Urve
 
Description AbstractThe institutional environment shapes the structure of political, social and economicincentives and influences the use of open innovation strategies by enterprises. The aim of thecurrent article is to explore open innovation processes in the context of Central and EasternEurope using the example of Estonia. As a methodology, 100 telephone interviews wereconducted using a semi-structured questionnaire. Proximity is used as an organisingconcept for explaining knowledge flows in the innovation of enterprises. The research showsthat innovative enterprises draw knowledge from external sources, the relationships ofinnovative enterprises rely on weak ties and their open innovation is supported bytechnological and cognitive proximity. The results of the analysis can be used to understandenterprise strategies in other Central and Eastern European countries as well as howknowledge is accessed by enterprises in their innovation process, what type of knowledgeand where it is sourced. Future research should broaden the scope of studying the use ofopen innovation strategies by enterprises using broader samples, capturing firms in differentsectors and countries.JEL Classifications: L26, O30, O31Keywords: open innovation, enterprise strategies, SME, knowledge flows, institutional development
 
Publisher Research in Economics and Business: Central and Eastern Europe
 
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Date 2019-01-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://rebcee.eu/index.php/REB/article/view/133
 
Source Research in Economics and Business: Central and Eastern Europe; Vol 10, No 2 (2018)
1736-9126
1736-9126
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://rebcee.eu/index.php/REB/article/view/133/98