Open Innovation in R&D Departments
An Analysis of Employees' Intention to Exchange Knowledge in OI-Projects
Open Innovation in R&D Departments
An Analysis of Employees' Intention to Exchange Knowledge in OI-Projects
Based on interviews with R&D managers and a survey amongst R&D employees, Verena Nedon shows that perceived social pressure has an immense impact on R&D employees working in OI-projects. Employees' attitude (regardless of whether positive or negative) and perceived behavioral control play an important, but not dominant role. The study also implies that intrinsic motivators have a stronger effect on employees' willingness to engage in knowledge exchange with external partners than extrinsic components. By targeting a set of relevant questions related to the human side of open innovation, the study significantly contributes to the micro-foundation of OI-research and sheds light on the hitherto neglected perspective of employees engaged in OI-projects. The findings are relevant for scholars, companies already following the OI-approach and OI-newcomers.
Theory of Planned Behavior
Managerial Implications.
Knowledge Exchange in OI-Projects
Individual BehaviorTheory of Planned Behavior
Managerial Implications.
Nedon, Verena
| ISBN | 978-3-658-09584-0 |
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| Media type | Book |
| Copyright year | 2015 |
| Publisher | Springer, Berlin |
| Length | XV, 200 pages |
| Language | English |
