Greco, M, Grimaldi, M, Locatelli, G orcid.org/0000-0001-9986-2249 et al. (1 more author) (2021) How does open innovation enhance productivity? An exploration in the construction ecosystem. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 168. 120740. ISSN 0040-1625
Abstract
The innovation literature on operations-based organisations describes the positive effect of Open Innovation (OI) on productivity. However, a systemic overview of how OI directly and indirectly impacts productivity is missing, particularly for project-based organisations. Hence, the article aims to fill this gap by providing a systemic representation of how OI enhances project-based organisations' productivity. The article focuses on the construction ecosystem since construction is an exemplary project-based industry and is known for its widespread and longstanding poor productivity. In particular, we investigated how OI is adopted and how OI can enhance productivity in the construction ecosystem. We conducted twenty semi-structured interviews with experts involved in OI construction projects in the UK. This paper makes three academic contributions. First, it provides an account of the most relevant causes for poor productivity in construction. Second, it consolidates primary and secondary data in a novel cognitive map providing a systemic representation of how OI enhances productivity in construction. The validity of the map goes beyond the boundaries of the construction ecosystem, being supported by several cross-sectorial references. Third, the paper offers six strategies that leverage OI to address the specific causes of low productivity in construction.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. This is an author produced version of an article published in Technological Forecasting and Social Change. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Open innovation; Inter-organisational collaboration; Construction; Project-based firms; Productivity; Innovation ecosystem |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 24 Mar 2021 12:54 |
Last Modified: | 21 Sep 2022 00:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120740 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:172379 |
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