Open innovation as a model to boost the business success of SMEs in the automotive sector: A multiple case study

Q1 Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Diogo Rodrigues , Orlando Lima Rua
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In an environment characterised by high competitiveness, companies must constantly innovate and focus on products and processes continuous improvement. Portugal’s business environment is predominantly made up of SMEs, which, given their characteristics, are more limited in terms of resources and capacity. This study aims to understand how the open innovation model could enhance the business success of SMEs within the Portuguese automotive sector. Through a qualitative approach, multiple case studies were used to analyse three SMEs operating in the Portuguese automotive sector. Interviews and document analysis were employed to gather the necessary information. The results obtained allow us to infer that, for the sample in this study, open innovation is an enabler of SMEs’ business success. The open innovation model promotes business barriers overcoming, thus stimulating cooperative and inter-organisational cooperation. The study contributes to filling gaps in the existing literature and provides practical examples of the successful application of the open innovation model. These experiences have a positive impact on the Portuguese managers’ mindset, encouraging entrepreneurial cooperation in Portugal.
开放式创新模式促进汽车行业中小企业的商业成功:一个多案例研究
在竞争激烈的环境中,企业必须不断创新,注重产品和工艺的持续改进。葡萄牙的商业环境主要由中小企业组成,鉴于其特点,中小企业在资源和能力方面更为有限。本研究旨在了解开放式创新模式如何提高葡萄牙汽车行业中小企业的商业成功。通过定性方法,使用多个案例研究来分析在葡萄牙汽车行业经营的三家中小企业。访谈和文献分析是用来收集必要的资料。所获得的结果使我们能够推断,对于本研究中的样本,开放式创新是中小企业商业成功的促成因素。开放式创新模式促进了商业障碍的克服,从而促进了合作和组织间的合作。该研究有助于填补现有文献的空白,并为开放式创新模式的成功应用提供了实践范例。这些经验对葡萄牙管理者的心态产生了积极的影响,鼓励了葡萄牙的创业合作。
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Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity
Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics, Econometrics and Finance (all)
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