ANALYSIS OF DETERMINANTS FOR OPEN INNOVATION IMPLEMENTATION IN REGIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS

• Autor(a) principal: Subtil de Oliveira, Lindomar
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Soares Echeveste, Márcia Elisa, Nogueira Cortimiglia, Marcelo, Colini Gonçalves, César Giovani
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Administração e Inovação
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rai/article/view/115370
• topic: Innovation; Open Innovation; Regional Innovation System; Cooperation and partnerships.

This study deals with the challenge of implementing an Open Innovation strategy in Regional Innovation Systems. In this context, our research question is: can a Regional Innovation Systems be a favorable environment for Open Innovation implementation? To address this question, the main objective of this paperwas to identify and analyze the determinant factors for a successful implementation of Open Innovation in Regional Innovation Systems. The factors were empirically tested through qualitative research involving seven of the key actors in a Regional Innovation Systems in the Paraná state, in southern Brazil. The results suggest that some of the determinants factors and conditions for Open Innovation implementation are: proximity and close relationship with Higher Education Institutions; existence of a governance system to intermediate relationships with knowledge actors outside the regional system; mechanisms of relationship network and knowledge absorptive capacity by the firms constituting the Regional Innovation Systems; and provision of public support (e.g., incentives, funding, infrastructure). Since these determinants are present in the Regional Innovation Systems in question, we conclude that the Regional Innovation Systems offers a favorable environment to Open Innovation implementation. Additionally, we highlight a number of contributions and implications for academics, practitioners and those interested in Regional Innovation Systems governance.rac