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How Open Innovation Supports Environmental and Social Sustainability in SMEs: Mechanisms and Outcomes From French Case Studies

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Multiple-case study explores how open innovation fosters sustainability in SMEs, highlighting key mechanisms.

This study aims to understand how open innovation supports environmental and social sustainability in SMEs.
Analyzed seven French SMEs across diverse sectors using a multiple-case study approach.
Investigated motivations, mechanisms, and outcomes of open innovation adoption for sustainability.
Identified four motivational patterns for sustainable open innovation: growth-oriented, customer-oriented, research-oriented, and social sustainability-oriented.
Revealed mechanisms such as strategic alliances and co-creation practices enable SMEs to strengthen relational capital and support eco-designed products.

Rafiq et al. (2026) studied this question.

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