TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test the effect of internal and external collaboration on the degree of newness (incremental/radical) in innovation projects. This adds to the understanding of the particular patterns of open innovation (OI) and what characterizes the innovation emerging through this approach.Design/methodology/approach Tests are performed on the effect of internal and external collaboration on the degree of newness (incremental/radical) in innovation projects. This adds to the understanding of the particular patterns of OI and what characterizes the innovation emerging through this approach. The empirical analysis is based on a data set including responses from 512 Danish engineers.Findings The results show that external collaboration has significantly different effects on the degree of newness depending on the type of external partners involved, and they also show that radical innovation output is positively related to involving the R&D department (internal) and universities (external involvement) and negatively related to involving suppliers.Originality/value The results provide a more detailed understanding of how different OI patterns affect the development of incremental vs radical innovation in existing organizations. In particular, three findings add new insights into how OI affects innovation to reach the highest degree of newness: high importance of collaboration with external partners with distinct interests and skills; low reliance on existing customers and suppliers for the development of radical innovation; and narrow and focused internal involvement rather than broad internal involvement.
VL  - 23
IS  - 6
SN  - 1463-7154
DO  - 10.1108/BPMJ-10-2016-0212
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/BPMJ-10-2016-0212
AU  - Lassen Astrid Heidemann
AU  - Laugen Bjørge Timenes
PY  - 2017
Y1  - 2017/01/01
TI  - Open innovation: on the influence of internal and external collaboration on degree of newness
T2  - Business Process Management Journal
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 1129
EP  - 1143
Y2  - 2024/04/18
ER  -