{"title":"Technology portfolio perspective for analyzing open innovation: insights from Iranian high-tech SMEs","authors":"Javad Mashayekh, Amir Zakery","doi":"10.1080/19761597.2023.2272175","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19761597.2023.2272175","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTProviding evidence from less studied ecosystems contributes to the evolution of the Open Innovation (OI) theory. While previous studies investigate the pros and cons of OI in the context of developed countries, this article addresses OI adoption among high-tech SMEs in an emerging country. A multiple case study is pursued within the advanced materials sector in Iran, a sector suitable for opening windows of opportunity to a country endowed with natural resources. Thus, we deeply studied four high-tech SMEs through interviews with key managers, followed by a qualitative content analysis of the transcripts and documents. The results show that besides frequent inbound OI practices, the firms adopt several outbound OI practices. Additionally, this paper found two distinct types of OI behaviour (Selective vs. Non-selective) in relation to the firms’ technology portfolio. Although SMEs that adopt OI in both core and non-core areas are exposed to the knowledge leakage risk, due to their smallness and lack of required resources they prefer to take advantage of external cooperation, at the same time they seek ways for handling leakage concerns through trust-building. This paper has practical implications for managers who think of extending their OI practices into the firms’ core technologies.KEYWORDS: Open innovationSMEcore/ non-core technologiesemerging countriesadvanced materials Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.Notes1 Polyvinyl butyral film.Additional informationNotes on contributorsJavad MashayekhJavad Mashayekh, currently serves as an assistant professor at Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST). He received his doctoral degree in Management of Technology from Allameh Tabataba'i University in 2018. His research interests include open innovation, science, technology and innovation policy and, science diplomacy. He has previously published in Renewable Energy, Energies and Kybernets.Amir ZakeryAmir Zakery, has PhD in Industrial Engineering from Polytechnic University of Iran, and is currently assistant professor of Management in Iran University of science and Technology (IUST), Department of Management, Economics and Progress Engineering (from 2018). His main research interest is the Internationalization of Emerging Countries' Technology firms; which he usually follows with a knowledge-based perspective back to his background in Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital. To complement theory and practice in this area, he has established a research unit in IUST entitled “Iran Think-tank for Export Development”. He has several publications in Journal of Intellectual Capital, Kybernetes, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Knowledge Management Research and Practice and many other local journals.","PeriodicalId":45884,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Technology Innovation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135819690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Inherit or innovation? Research on the brand revitalisation of China time-honoured brands","authors":"Zeren Zhao, Yongsheng Xiang","doi":"10.1080/19761597.2023.2275257","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19761597.2023.2275257","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractThe sustainable development of time-honoured brands is faced with the dilemma of inheritance or innovation. By selecting Wufangzhai company in China and conducting case study, it is found that the enterprise not only inherits the quality, ingenuity and culture of the time-honoured brand but also innovates in R&D, marketing, organisational structure and business strategy. The process of inheritance and innovation is a blend of ‘DAO’ and ‘SHU’. ‘DAO’ refers to the brand’s concept rules and deep cores; ‘SHU’ refers to the brand’s methods and forms of display. Analysis from the perspective of different levels that make up the brand, what is inherited are elements and powers of the core level of the brand, which help to maintain the internal authenticity, consistency and continuity of the time-honoured brand; what is innovated are the external levels of the brand, which helps to promote the external elements in fashion, novelty and flexibility. The ambidexterity equilibrium of brand revitalization in the ‘DAO’ of inheritance and the ‘SHU’ of innovation reflects the dialectical logic of change and changeless: centring on improving the value of brand equity, adhering to the core of the brand, and breaking through the external form.KEYWORDS: Chinese time-honoured brandbrand revitalisationbrand inheritancetime-honoured brand innovationtime-honoured brand revitalisation Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Availability of data and materialsData availability is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analysed in this study.Ethical approvalWritten informed consent for publication of this paper was obtained from the Zhejiang Gongshang University Hangzhou College of commerce and all authors.Additional informationFundingThe article was supported by the Ministry of Education of Humanities and Social Science Project (20YJC630058; 21YJCZH126); Zhejiang Province Education Science Planning 2023 Annual Project (2023SCG265).Notes on contributorsZeren ZhaoZeren Zhao, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou College of Commerce, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.Yongsheng XiangYongsheng Xiang, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou College of Commerce, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.","PeriodicalId":45884,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Technology Innovation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135819701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Patent citations and knowledge spillovers: an empirical analysis of Indian patents","authors":"Mohammad Danish, Ruchi Sharma","doi":"10.1080/19761597.2023.2268662","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19761597.2023.2268662","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45884,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Technology Innovation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136115055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kung-Jeng Wang, Ya-Hui Chen, Yi-Chang Lee, Zhi-Ying Lin
{"title":"How is innovation empowered by design thinking for new product development? a case study in Taiwan","authors":"Kung-Jeng Wang, Ya-Hui Chen, Yi-Chang Lee, Zhi-Ying Lin","doi":"10.1080/19761597.2023.2250391","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19761597.2023.2250391","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45884,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Technology Innovation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44708847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quantitative evaluation of innovation policy based on text analysis – taking Wenzhou as an example","authors":"Liying Sheng, Gaoxiang Chen, Yu-Ting Gao, Qiangqiang Lin, Xin Lin, Yaoyao Chen","doi":"10.1080/19761597.2023.2252015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19761597.2023.2252015","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45884,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Technology Innovation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42672679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Female board representation and innovation in Chinese firms: moderating effects of firm’s size, age, and financial constraints","authors":"Tingting Zhu, Yang Zhao, Kyoung-Sook Shin","doi":"10.1080/19761597.2023.2248610","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19761597.2023.2248610","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45884,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Technology Innovation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2023-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47604062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Industrial structure upgrading and technological capability in China – based on the perspective of industrial structure depth","authors":"Hee-Sung Wang","doi":"10.1080/19761597.2023.2249519","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19761597.2023.2249519","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45884,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Technology Innovation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2023-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42133268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The impact of government subsidies on R&D investment of listed companies in China's new energy vehicle industry-based on the perspective of industrial chain","authors":"Haiyun Ren, Zengliang Liu","doi":"10.1080/19761597.2023.2246046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19761597.2023.2246046","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45884,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Technology Innovation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2023-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43249073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Predicting research projects’ output using machine learning for tailored projects management","authors":"Huijae Kim, Hoon Jang","doi":"10.1080/19761597.2023.2243611","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19761597.2023.2243611","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45884,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Technology Innovation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2023-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42980487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Power, governance, and global value chains: case studies on NGO agri-food innovation intermediaries in the Philippines","authors":"Kevin Christopher Go, Matthew Brummer","doi":"10.1080/19761597.2023.2225777","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19761597.2023.2225777","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45884,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Technology Innovation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46668310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}