Toward a Dynamic Perspective on Open Innovation: A Longitudinal Assessment of the Adoption of Internal and External Innovation Strategies in the Netherlands

International Journal of Innovation Management (IJIM), Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 177-200, 2009

Posted: 23 Apr 2010

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Tom Poot

Utrecht University

Dries Faems

WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Wim Vanhaverbeke

Hasselt University; ESADE Business School

Date Written: June 1, 2009

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to a more dynamic perspective on open innovation by conducting a longitudinal analysis of the adoption of open innovation strategies. In order to do so, we rely on three comparable waves of the Dutch Community Innovation Survey, which were conducted in 1996, 2000 and 2004. The contributions of this study are twofold. First, this study is to our knowledge the first one to explicitly provide large-scale evidence of a paradigm shift from a closed to an open innovation model is taking place. At the same time, we provide evidence that this paradigm shift tends to occur in shocks instead of manifesting itself as a continuous process over time. Moreover, we show that the timing of these shocks differs across industries. Second, this study supports the assumption that internal and external innovation strategies are complements instead of substitutes.

Keywords: Open innovation, external innovation, internal innovation

Suggested Citation

Poot, Tom and Faems, Dries and Vanhaverbeke, Wim and Vanhaverbeke, Wim, Toward a Dynamic Perspective on Open Innovation: A Longitudinal Assessment of the Adoption of Internal and External Innovation Strategies in the Netherlands (June 1, 2009). International Journal of Innovation Management (IJIM), Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 177-200, 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1481003

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