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Open innovation adoption in SMEs is primarily driven by technological factors, government support, and external partnerships, and is partially mediated by organizational and human resource capabilities, while rules and regulatory factors have no significant direct effect. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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The research aims to identify and analyze the factors that influence open innovation adoption in Colombian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

June 12, 2026Administrative SciencesOpen Access

Determinants of Open Innovation Adoption in Colombian SMEs: Evidence from a PLS-SEM Analysis

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VBVladimir Ballesteros BallesterosFundación Universitaria Los Libertadores RTRodrigo Arturo Zárate TorresColegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración

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Examines open innovation adoption in Colombian SMEs, highlighting key determinants and implications for practice.

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The research aims to identify and analyze the factors that influence open innovation adoption in Colombian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Combined exploratory qualitative phase with semi-structured interviews in Bogotá, D.C.
Quantitative phase using survey data from 319 Colombian SMEs operating in ISIC 6201 and 6202.
Hypotheses tested using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM).
Technological factors had the strongest direct effect on open innovation adoption.
Government support and external partnership also positively influenced adoption.
Market, customer, and organizational factors showed significant positive effects, while regulatory factors had no significant impact.

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Ballesteros et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2ba4a18101cf8926f03051 https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci16060279

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