International Open Innovation Strategies of Firms in European Peripheral Regions
The involvement of companies in different open innovation activities, through knowledge outputs and inputs, has become increasingly important for the success of companies. However, the existing literature on open innovation is scarce concerning the internationalization process of companies. The inte...
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| author | João M. Lopes Sofia Gomes José Oliveira Márcio Oliveira |
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| description | The involvement of companies in different open innovation activities, through knowledge outputs and inputs, has become increasingly important for the success of companies. However, the existing literature on open innovation is scarce concerning the internationalization process of companies. The internationalization of companies is fundamental in the continuous search to increase the performance of companies externally. The objective of the present research is to explain the strategic processes in the internationalization of companies located in peripheral regions at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of dynamic capabilities. The sample used for this research is composed of seven Portuguese companies. The methodology of qualitative nature is exploratory and uses a case study approach. Regarding the foremost modes of operation in international markets and strategies, we find that (1) companies have partnerships with local distributors or appoint exclusive importers/distributors, and (2) companies prefer to place their products in the market through their brand, “co-branded” projects with retailers, or “private label” projects. Of the seven companies under study, six use a standardization strategy, and one opts for a configuration-coordination strategy. Our findings clarified the literature on export and internationalization strategies in a peripheral country, allowing a closer incept of the organizational and dynamic capabilities and an overview of the supporting tools these companies have to compete in the global market. Our study is original because few articles study the internationalization strategies of companies at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic and in peripheral regions of Europe. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d89bafca360c475fbf8cb5952c832b522023-11-02T02:22:20ZengElsevierJournal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market and Complexity2199-85312022-01-0187710.3390/joitmc8010007International Open Innovation Strategies of Firms in European Peripheral RegionsJoão M. Lopes0Sofia Gomes1José Oliveira2Márcio Oliveira3Miguel Torga Institute of Higher Education & NECE-UBI—Research Unit in Business Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Estrada do Sineiro, 6200-209 Covilhã, PortugalREMIT—Research on Economics, Management and Information Technologies, University Portucalense, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, n.º 541/619, 4200-072 Porto, PortugalManagement Instituto Superior Politécnico Gaya, Av. dos Descobrimentos 333, 4400-103 Vila Nova de Gaia, PortugalNECE—Research Unit in Business Sciences, ISLA Santarém—Instituto Superior de Gestão e Administração de Santarém, Largo Cândido dos Reis, 2000-241 Santarém, PortugalThe involvement of companies in different open innovation activities, through knowledge outputs and inputs, has become increasingly important for the success of companies. However, the existing literature on open innovation is scarce concerning the internationalization process of companies. The internationalization of companies is fundamental in the continuous search to increase the performance of companies externally. The objective of the present research is to explain the strategic processes in the internationalization of companies located in peripheral regions at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of dynamic capabilities. The sample used for this research is composed of seven Portuguese companies. The methodology of qualitative nature is exploratory and uses a case study approach. Regarding the foremost modes of operation in international markets and strategies, we find that (1) companies have partnerships with local distributors or appoint exclusive importers/distributors, and (2) companies prefer to place their products in the market through their brand, “co-branded” projects with retailers, or “private label” projects. Of the seven companies under study, six use a standardization strategy, and one opts for a configuration-coordination strategy. Our findings clarified the literature on export and internationalization strategies in a peripheral country, allowing a closer incept of the organizational and dynamic capabilities and an overview of the supporting tools these companies have to compete in the global market. Our study is original because few articles study the internationalization strategies of companies at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic and in peripheral regions of Europe.https://www.mdpi.com/2199-8531/8/1/7open innovationinternationalizationstrategiesopen innovation strategyexportdynamic capabilities |
| spellingShingle | João M. Lopes Sofia Gomes José Oliveira Márcio Oliveira International Open Innovation Strategies of Firms in European Peripheral Regions Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market and Complexity open innovation internationalization strategies open innovation strategy export dynamic capabilities |
| title | International Open Innovation Strategies of Firms in European Peripheral Regions |
| title_full | International Open Innovation Strategies of Firms in European Peripheral Regions |
| title_fullStr | International Open Innovation Strategies of Firms in European Peripheral Regions |
| title_full_unstemmed | International Open Innovation Strategies of Firms in European Peripheral Regions |
| title_short | International Open Innovation Strategies of Firms in European Peripheral Regions |
| title_sort | international open innovation strategies of firms in european peripheral regions |
| topic | open innovation internationalization strategies open innovation strategy export dynamic capabilities |
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