An Integrated Model of Social Capital and Open Innovation: Examining the Mediation Effect of Knowledge Acquisition and Knowledge Integration

Purpose: Understanding the various effects that exist among social capital, knowledge acquisition, knowledge integration, and open innovation is the main purpose of this study. Design/methodology/approach: Data were gathered from 137 managers from Malaysian SMEs. Findings: The results of the...

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Main Authors: Ganagambegai Laxamanan, Rabiah Eladwiah Abdul Rahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LPPM of Narotama University Surabaya 2022-09-01
Series:IJEBD (International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Business Development)
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Online Access:https://jurnal.narotama.ac.id/index.php/ijebd/article/view/1925
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Rabiah Eladwiah Abdul Rahim
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description Purpose: Understanding the various effects that exist among social capital, knowledge acquisition, knowledge integration, and open innovation is the main purpose of this study. Design/methodology/approach: Data were gathered from 137 managers from Malaysian SMEs. Findings: The results of the analysis revealed that SC dimensions had insignificant impact on OI practices. The results also showed that, knowledge integration influence OI practices and mediate the relationship between SC dimensions and OI practices. This study also found that there is a significant positive relationship between SC dimensions and OI thru knowledge integration. The findings of this study thus provide many benefits for researchers and practitioners despite the presence of some limitations. Originality/value: This paper is original Paper type: Research article
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spelling doaj.art-cc0ce679b1fe4e1ab07d1fd46b0e165e2022-12-22T04:23:17ZengLPPM of Narotama University SurabayaIJEBD (International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Business Development)2597-47502597-47852022-09-015510.29138/ijebd.v5i5.1925An Integrated Model of Social Capital and Open Innovation: Examining the Mediation Effect of Knowledge Acquisition and Knowledge IntegrationGanagambegai Laxamanan0Rabiah Eladwiah Abdul Rahim1FPTT, Kampus Teknologi, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Melaka, MalaysiaCollege of Graduate Studies, Univesiti Tenaga Nasional, IKRAM-UNITEN 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia Purpose: Understanding the various effects that exist among social capital, knowledge acquisition, knowledge integration, and open innovation is the main purpose of this study. Design/methodology/approach: Data were gathered from 137 managers from Malaysian SMEs. Findings: The results of the analysis revealed that SC dimensions had insignificant impact on OI practices. The results also showed that, knowledge integration influence OI practices and mediate the relationship between SC dimensions and OI practices. This study also found that there is a significant positive relationship between SC dimensions and OI thru knowledge integration. The findings of this study thus provide many benefits for researchers and practitioners despite the presence of some limitations. Originality/value: This paper is original Paper type: Research article https://jurnal.narotama.ac.id/index.php/ijebd/article/view/1925Knowledge AcquisitionKnowledge integrationOpen innovationSocial capital
spellingShingle Ganagambegai Laxamanan
Rabiah Eladwiah Abdul Rahim
An Integrated Model of Social Capital and Open Innovation: Examining the Mediation Effect of Knowledge Acquisition and Knowledge Integration
IJEBD (International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Business Development)
Knowledge Acquisition
Knowledge integration
Open innovation
Social capital
title An Integrated Model of Social Capital and Open Innovation: Examining the Mediation Effect of Knowledge Acquisition and Knowledge Integration
title_full An Integrated Model of Social Capital and Open Innovation: Examining the Mediation Effect of Knowledge Acquisition and Knowledge Integration
title_fullStr An Integrated Model of Social Capital and Open Innovation: Examining the Mediation Effect of Knowledge Acquisition and Knowledge Integration
title_full_unstemmed An Integrated Model of Social Capital and Open Innovation: Examining the Mediation Effect of Knowledge Acquisition and Knowledge Integration
title_short An Integrated Model of Social Capital and Open Innovation: Examining the Mediation Effect of Knowledge Acquisition and Knowledge Integration
title_sort integrated model of social capital and open innovation examining the mediation effect of knowledge acquisition and knowledge integration
topic Knowledge Acquisition
Knowledge integration
Open innovation
Social capital
url https://jurnal.narotama.ac.id/index.php/ijebd/article/view/1925
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