Organisational culture as a part in the development of open innovation - the perspective of small and medium-sized enterprises

• Authors: Katarzyna Szymańska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The ability to introduce various concepts and business models is nowadays a prerequisite of creating a competitive advantage. This is to a large extent closely linked to the ability of enterprises to create, implement and disseminate a variety of innovative solutions. Today the use of open innovation is a necessity. This applies not only to large organisations, but also to small and medium-sized enterprises. In order to implement open innovation, small and medium-sized enterprises need to effectively manage their own growth through the preparation of appropriate strategies and the development of a model that encompasses all changes, taking into account a number of factors related to the growth dynamics of this sector. It is understood that an appropriate organisational culture plays an important role in the implementation of innovation in the sector of small and medium-sized enterprises. There are many indications that a cultural mismatch and misunderstanding are the main reasons for major problems related to the low level of implementation of innovation by small and medium-sized enterprises. The aim of the paper is to outline the issue of the impact of organisational culture on the development of the concept of open innovation in the sector of small and medium-sized enterprises.

Keywords

EN

organisational culture; open innovation; small and medium-sized enterprise

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Management
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 20
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 142-154

Dates

published

2016-05-01

online

2016-06-10

Contributors

author

Katarzyna Szymańska

• Ph.D. Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Organisation and Management

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/manment-2015-0030