Open Innovation and Knowledge Management in Small and Medium Enterprises

Edited by Susanne Durst, Serdal Temel and Helio Aisenberg Ferenhof

in World Scientific Books from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: This book studies the interplay between open innovation and knowledge management issues in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). With the proliferation of the open innovation paradigm and against the backdrop of increasing external knowledge transfer activities, knowledge management is more important than ever for innovation and firm performance in any type of organization. In fact, knowledge management is no longer a purely intra-organizational activity but constitutes a vital interface function between an organization and its external partners/stakeholders.

Keywords: Open Innovation; Knowledge Management; Innovation Management; Small and Medium Enterprises; Sustainable Business Development; Sustainable Small Business Management; SMEs; Small Firms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D83 L26 M13 O32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9789819807987
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 2 Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) , pp 7-34

Thomas Henschel and Ilka Heinze

Ch 3 The Concept of Open Innovation , pp 35-52

Ilker Murat Ar

Ch 4 Knowledge Management , pp 53-71

Helio Aisenberg Ferenhof

Ch 5 The Interplay between Open Innovation and Knowledge Management in SMEs , pp 73-91

Serdal Temel and Susanne Durst

Ch 6 Knowledge Creation and Open Innovation in High-Technology SMEs , pp 95-124

Elsa Grimsdottir and Ingi Runar Edvardsson

Ch 7 Knowledge Sharing and Open Innovation , pp 125-148

Ardalan Haghighi Talab, Victor Scholten and Cees van Beers

Ch 8 Comparing Open Innovation of Innovative Food SMEs with SMEs in the Seed and High-Tech Industries — An Analysis of 15 SMEs in the Netherlands , pp 149-170

Onno Omta, Frances Fortuin and Niels Dijkman

Ch 9 ALITE: Open Innovation and Experimentation in a Small Learning Organization , pp 171-189

Joaquín Alegre, Francisco Romera, Ana García-Granero and Anabel Fernández-Mesa

Ch 10 Mitigation of Knowledge Risks in Open Innovation , pp 191-212

Haley Wing Chi Tsang and Rongbin W. B. Lee

Ch 11 Open Innovation and Knowledge Management in SMEs: What Comes Next? , pp 215-227

Susanne Durst and Serdal Temel

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