Sustainable open innovation interactions in industrial sector partnerships

Marita McPhillips ()
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Marita McPhillips: Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, 2025, vol. 13, issue 1, 95-106

Abstract: The adoption of open innovation (OI) practices emerges as a key catalyst for sustainable innovation, generating multiple organizational advantages in industrial sectors. This study examines how OI outcomes derive from the configurational effects of interconnected OI interactions. Through fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) examining 48 European innovation partnerships in industrial sectors, the research identifies two distinct configurational pathways to achieve elevated sustainable innovation output: the Broad approach and Platform-targeted approach. Conversely, two configurations result in low innovation output: the Isolated and Platform-missing approaches. The study establishes that platform and complex systems engagement represents a fundamental condition for high sustainable OI output - though insufficient in isolation, the results suggest its robust connection with sustainable open innovation. The findings establish that OI outcomes depend on interaction configuration effects and present a framework for analyzing pathways to enhance OI effectiveness in industrial sectors. Additionally, the paper provides managerial guidance for optimizing sustainable innovation outputs based on distinct OI interaction strategies.

Keywords: green technology adoption; fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis; sustainable open innovation; innovation outcomes; industrial sectors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L26 O36 Q55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.9770/q9377258249

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