Determinants of Firm’s open innovation performance and the role of R & D department: an empirical evidence from Malaysian SME’s

Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research - Tập 8 - Trang 1-20 - 2018
Waseem Ul Hameed1, Muhammad Farhan Basheer2, Jawad Iqbal3, Ayesha Anwar4, Hafiz Khalil Ahmad5
1School of Economics, Finance & Banking (SEFB), College of Business (COB), Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Changlun, Malaysia
2College of Business, School of Economics Finance & Banking, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Changlun, Malaysia
3Department of Management Sciences, Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
4Institutes of Management Sciences, Pakaims Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
5Arts and Social Sciences, Government College Women University, Sialkot, Pakistan

Tóm tắt

The prime objective of the current study is to investigate the major determinants of firm’s open innovation performance in Malaysian small and median-sized enterprises (SMEs). Recently, Malaysian SMEs have suffered from low open innovation performance. These SMEs are still struggling to get success in open innovation adoption. Decline in open innovation practices hampered the overall SMEs performance. To address this issue the current study adopted quantitative research approach and cross-sectional research design. A 5-point Likert scale was used to collect the data through mail survey. Two hundred (200) questionnaires were distributed among the managerial staff of SMEs in Malaysia by using area cluster sampling. Smart PLS3 (SEM) was utilized as a statistical tool. It was found that external knowledge, internal innovation and R & D department were the major determinants of firm’s open innovation performance. Thus, the current study contributed in the body of knowledge by revealing the real determinants of open innovation performance and R & D department as a mediator. Therefore, the current study is beneficial for SMEs to boost up the overall performance by accelerating open innovation system.

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