Title: The effect of open innovation on technological entrepreneurship capabilities in high-tech firms: a fuzzy analysis

Authors: Seyed Reza Hejazi; Kambiez Talebi; Mohammad Reza Seifollahi

Addresses: Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, 16th Avenue, North Kargar St., Tehran 1439813141, Iran ' Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, 16th Avenue, North Kargar St., Tehran 1439813141, Iran ' Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, 16th Avenue, North Kargar St., Tehran 1439813141, Iran

Abstract: Technological entrepreneurship capabilities (TEC) offer a set of capabilities that help a firm to perform better in the exploration and exploitation of environmental opportunities. Open innovation (OI) concept is based on the knowledge in- and outflows across organisational boundaries. This study aims to discuss the link between OI and TEC. Literature review reveals a partial correlation between TEC and OI. The effort involve in identifying a set of relations between OI mechanisms and TEC dimensions in high-tech firms. A conceptual model and three scenarios have been investigated using fuzzy cognitive mapping. The scenarios deal with the effects of 'out-in', 'in-out', and coupled mechanisms of OI on TEC, respectively. Results revealed that implementing OI improves TEC, but the exploitation of 'in-out' mechanisms would leave a greater effect on technology paradigm and linkage dimensions, whereas the 'out-in' mechanism would rather affect the learning capabilities.

Keywords: entrepreneurship; technology; open innovation; TEC; technological entrepreneurship capabilities; FCM; fuzzy-cognitive mapping; technological entrepreneurship.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTE.2017.083787

International Journal of Technoentrepreneurship, 2017 Vol.3 No.3, pp.173 - 202

Received: 06 Jul 2016
Accepted: 13 Jul 2016
Published online: 22 Apr 2017 *

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