How Do Individuals Engage in Open Innovation? Unveiling the Microfoundations of Relational Capabilities

Alberto Bertello (), Paola De Bernardi, Canio Forliano and Francesca Ricciardi
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Alberto Bertello: University of Turin
Paola De Bernardi: University of Turin
Canio Forliano: University of Turin
Francesca Ricciardi: University of Turin

A chapter in Exploring Digital Resilience, 2022, pp 19-28 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Disruption in our society demands collective rather than isolated efforts. In order to address societal challenges, organizations are increasingly called to innovate across organizational boundaries. Literature on open innovation, however, has mainly focused on the organizational-level, neglecting the individual-level, or what has recently called ‘the human side’ of open innovation. This study sheds light on the microfoundations of open innovation by unveiling the micro-level foundations of relational capabilities from the analysis of a multiple embedded case study on five SMEs operating in Northern Italy. Results suggest perspective taking, balancing skills, and negotiation skills as individual-level features that aggregate at a higher level through a dynamic process. By doing so, this study contributes to the discourse on microfoundations of organizational capabilities for open innovation.

Keywords: Open innovation; Microfoundations; Organizational capabilities; Individual skills (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-10902-7_2

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