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The Notion of Coopetition-Based Open-Innovation in Business Practices: A Model to Accelerate Firm Performance
Andrianarivo Andriandafiarisoa Ralison Ny Avotra1, Ye Chengang2, Kmashi Said Mohamed Said3
1Business School, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, China.
Frontiers in Psychology
|August 29, 2022
Summary
Coopetition positively impacts firm performance by enhancing decision-making and open innovation. These mediators are crucial for businesses to increase overall performance in competitive markets.
Area of Science:
- Business Strategy
- Organizational Behavior
- Innovation Management
Background:
- Firms collaborating with competitors (coopetition) face challenges in decision-making, trust, and dependency.
- The relationship between coopetition and firm performance is complex and requires further investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the mediating roles of decision-making and open innovation in the coopetition-firm performance relationship.
- To provide insights into how coopetition strategies influence business outcomes.
Main Methods:
- Data collected from 230 employees of Chinese small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
- Quantitative analysis using Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM).
Main Results:
- Open innovation significantly mediates the relationship between coopetition and firm performance.
- Decision-making also plays a significant mediating role, positively influencing firm performance through coopetition.
- Coopetition enhances firm performance by fostering both decision-making and open innovation.
Conclusions:
- SMEs should integrate coopetition-based open innovation into their strategies for improved performance.
- Effective decision-making processes are vital for successful coopetition outcomes.
- This study offers a novel strategy for enhancing business management through strategic collaboration.
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