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Blending absorptive capacity with open innovation: a bibliometric review

Shraddha Bhadauria (Department of Management, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, India)
Vinay Singh (Department of Management, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, India)

Benchmarking: An International Journal

ISSN: 1463-5771

Article publication date: 2 May 2022

Issue publication date: 14 April 2023

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to explore the relationship between open innovation (OI) and absorptive capacity (AC) using a bibliometric analysis of existing literature.

Design/methodology/approach

The bibliometric analysis is used to review the covered research articles in the Web of Science (WoS) database. The time span covered over 20 years from the year 2000 to 2020.

Findings

The study suggests that it is an attracting and growing field for researchers, and there exists a close relationship between OI and AC. Further, the literature has parted into three research streams (1) AC and OI: dependency and interchangeability; (2) OI and its future avenues (3) OI and AC: critical factor for firm innovation performance which elaborate various future scopes to study.

Research limitations/implications

The study's limitations exist with the biasness in database selection criteria, such as the possible non-inclusion of crucial articles.

Practical implications

The study’s implications are to discern close association and path dependency of AC and OI; and facilitate the innovation performance of the firm via developing of AC.

Originality/value

The approach used is a novelty, and the conclusions can better understand the relationship between both terms (OI and AC). Thus, it can help increase firm innovation performance.

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Citation

Bhadauria, S. and Singh, V. (2023), "Blending absorptive capacity with open innovation: a bibliometric review", Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. 30 No. 4, pp. 1110-1136. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-02-2021-0111

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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