Managing absorptive capacity and open innovation in a low technology industry

Christopher Simms; Joaquin Alegre

Managing absorptive capacity and open innovation in a low technology industry

University of Valencia

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Abstract

Despite the growing body of literature on open innovation and absorptive capacity, low and medium technology industries have been overlooked. We argue the need for the literature to recognise the differences in open innovation across a range of sector types. Our study examines the application of externally developed technologies within the low technology food processing sector. We reveal how the interrelationships between different product ingredients, as well as the production process, result in high levels of complexity when integrating externally developed technologies. This creates the need to integrate knowledge within complex networks of internal and external individuals across a diverse variety of technical and non-technical disciplines. Managing the diversity, timing and number of individuals involved in the open innovation process forms a core capability of organisations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE 2019
Editors	Panagiotis Liargovas, Alexandros Kakouris
Publisher	Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited
Pages	960-967
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781912764341
Publication status	Published - 20 Sept 2019
Event	14th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE 2019 - Kalamata, Greece Duration: 19 Sept 2019 → 20 Sept 2019

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE
Volume	2
ISSN (Print)	2049-1050

Conference

Conference	14th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE 2019
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Kalamata
Period	19/09/19 → 20/09/19

Keywords

Absorptive capacity
Doing Using and Interacting Innovation
Low Technology Industries
Open Innovation
Process Industries

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Simms, C., & Alegre, J. (2019). Managing absorptive capacity and open innovation in a low technology industry. In P. Liargovas, & A. Kakouris (Eds.), Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE 2019 (pp. 960-967). (Proceedings of the European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE; Vol. 2). Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited. https://www.academic-bookshop.com/ourshop/prod_6887159-ECIE-2019-Proceedings-of-the-14th-European-Conference-on-Innovation-and-Entrepreneurship-PRINT-VERSION.html

Simms, Christopher ; Alegre, Joaquin. / Managing absorptive capacity and open innovation in a low technology industry. Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE 2019. editor / Panagiotis Liargovas ; Alexandros Kakouris. Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited, 2019. pp. 960-967 (Proceedings of the European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE).

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Managing absorptive capacity and open innovation in a low technology industry. / Simms, Christopher; Alegre, Joaquin.
Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE 2019. ed. / Panagiotis Liargovas; Alexandros Kakouris. Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited, 2019. p. 960-967 (Proceedings of the European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE; Vol. 2).

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