Open innovation practices and firm innovation outcomes: Evidence from European aerospace & defence (A&D) firms

Pierre Barbaroux () and Darcy Mistry
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Pierre Barbaroux: CReA - Centre de Recherche de l'École de l'air - Armée de l'air et de l'espace
Darcy Mistry: CReA - Centre de Recherche de l'École de l'air - Armée de l'air et de l'espace

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Abstract: This article explores the characteristics of aerospace and defense (A&D) firms' innovation practices and examines how they affect the ability of firms to bring innovative products and services to market. The empirical data was collected by means of an online questionnaire addressed to professionals having executive responsibilities within aerospace and defense (A&D) companies. The resulting sample is made up of 115 European A&D firms of all sizes. We found that most companies implement open innovation strategies that may take different forms (e.g., spin-out and spin-off, collaborative arrangements with customers and suppliers, and the provision of R&D services to third parties) which in turn significantly affect innovation outcomes. We also show that some open and collaborative innovation practices, in particular those involving intellectual property rights' (IPRs) flows, collaborations with R&D organizations, and collaborative funding agreements, have no effect on firms' ability to innovate.

Keywords: Defense industries; Aerospace &; amp; Innovation processes; Open innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-12-01
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Published in Revue d'économie industrielle , 2025, 4 (192), pp.11-48

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