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Title
The dark side of open innovation : individual affective responses as hidden tolls of the paradox of openness
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Abstract
While creating value in open innovation (OI) requires knowledge sharing, appropriating value in OI entails some closedness and protectiveness. Hence, tensions between generating and appropriating value, known as the paradox of openness, may emerge in OI collaborations. Such tensions have been scarcely explored at the micro-level, even though it is a crucial piece to fully grasping the paradox of openness. Our study bridges this gap by examining individuals’ affective responses to tensions and their outcomes in OI, thereby capturing the microfoundations of the paradox of openness. The study adopts an inductive qualitative approach and delineates various micro-level coping mechanisms that build on figurative language and humor. Accordingly, our study reveals hidden tolls of the paradox of openness, highlighted by the dominance of destructive rather than constructive affective responses. These hidden tolls illuminate a “dark side” of OI, which taps into the potential failures and high costs of opening up.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Journal of business research. - New York
Publication
New York : 2022
ISSN
0148-2963
DOI
10.1016/J.JBUSRES.2021.09.028
Volume/pages
138 (2022) , p. 360-373
ISI
000702865900030
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Creation 27.09.2021
Last edited 03.10.2024
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