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Collaborating Smartly: The Role of Open Strategy in Absorptive Capacity

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  • Thomas G. Pittz
  • Melissa L. Intindola
  • Terry Adler
  • Sean Rogers
  • Charlotte Gard

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Research on open strategy suggests that shared knowledge through collaboration can generate co‐created value. We explore this idea by assessing it as a predictor of absorptive capacity (ACAP) in cross‐sector partnerships in pursuit of social innovation. The findings of our study indicate that aspects of strategic openness, including a shared sense of interdependence toward a mutual goal, are the primary mechanisms that enhance knowledge accretion in cross‐sector partnerships. The data also suggest that formalized organizational mechanisms are more influential for producing ACAP than informal mechanisms.

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  • Thomas G. Pittz & Melissa L. Intindola & Terry Adler & Sean Rogers & Charlotte Gard, 2019. "Collaborating Smartly: The Role of Open Strategy in Absorptive Capacity," Journal of Small Business Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 57(4), pages 1595-1615, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1595-1615
    DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12430
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    1. Radomska Joanna & Hajdas Monika & Wołczek Przemysław & Glinka Beata, 2023. "Wide open? Creative industries and open strategizing challenges," International Journal of Management and Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, Collegium of World Economy, vol. 59(2), pages 117-136, June.

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