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Sustainable open innovation interactions in industrial sector partnerships

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  • Marita McPhillips

    (Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland)

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The adoption of open innovation (OI) practices emerges as a key catalyst for sustainable innovation, generating multiple organizational advantages in industrial sectors. This study examines how OI outcomes derive from the configurational effects of interconnected OI interactions. Through fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) examining 48 European innovation partnerships in industrial sectors, the research identifies two distinct configurational pathways to achieve elevated sustainable innovation output: the Broad approach and Platform-targeted approach. Conversely, two configurations result in low innovation output: the Isolated and Platform-missing approaches. The study establishes that platform and complex systems engagement represents a fundamental condition for high sustainable OI output - though insufficient in isolation, the results suggest its robust connection with sustainable open innovation. The findings establish that OI outcomes depend on interaction configuration effects and present a framework for analyzing pathways to enhance OI effectiveness in industrial sectors. Additionally, the paper provides managerial guidance for optimizing sustainable innovation outputs based on distinct OI interaction strategies.

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  • Marita McPhillips, 2025. "Sustainable open innovation interactions in industrial sector partnerships," Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, VsI Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, vol. 13(1), pages 95-106, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ssi:jouesi:v:13:y:2025:i:1:p:95-106
    DOI: 10.9770/q9377258249
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    • O36 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Open Innovation
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • Q55 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Technological Innovation

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