Open innovation practices in SMEs and large enterprises: evidence from Belgium

Few studies on open innovation (OI) OI practices in small and medium-sized (SMEs) and how their use of OI and the benefits differ from those of large enterprises. lack of resources in SMEs to engage in outward is said to be a barrier to OI, but at the time this shortage is cited as a motive for beyond organisational boundaries for technological . We investigate how OI dimensions the innovative performance of SMEs in to large companies. The key finding is the effects of OI practices in SMEs often differ those in large firms. SMEs are more effective in different OI practices simultaneously when they new products on the market, whereas this is the case for large firms. Turnover from new in SMEs is driven by intellectual property mechanisms, while large firms in this case more from their search strategies.