The relationship between inbound open innovation and the innovative use of information technology by individuals in teams of start‐ups

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ID21651934
AuthorsMeifang Yao (School of Business and Management Jilin University Changchun China), Dan Ye (0000-0002-8087-479X, School of Business and Management Jilin University Changchun China, corresponding author), Liyi Zhao (0000-0002-9228-5757, School of Business and Management Jilin University Changchun China)
Year2022
Volume39
Issue3
Pages503-515
Publication date2022-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSystems Research and Behavioral Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1092-7026 • E-ISSN: 1099-1743
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/sres.2851
OpenAlexW4281560363
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited58

Digital technology and artificial intelligence technology have built an open sharing environment of intellectualization. For start‐ups, which are restricted by their own limited resources, it is wise to take inbound open innovation as a strategy to get external advanced technical information quickly. However, how to match technology resources obtained from outside with the organisation's demand is still a problem for entrepreneurial teams and entrepreneurial researchers. Based on the literature review of existing research and considering entrepreneurial teams' demand to deal with the challenges, this paper firstly analyses the relationship between entrepreneurial teams' inbound open innovation strategy and the innovative use of information technology by individuals in teams of start‐ups and based on the Identity Theory to explore the mechanism of IT identity on the relationship mentioned above. Lastly, the paper further analyses two types of team authorisation (structural empowerment and psychological empowerment) that play different moderating roles in the relationship of inbound open innovation, IT identity and the innovative use of information technology by individuals in teams. Using 238 survey data from entrepreneurial teams with linear regression analysis, we found that IT identity moderates the relationship between inbound open innovation and individual new IT technology exploration positively, and team psychological empowerment has further moderated the relationship between inbound open innovation and the innovative use of information technology by individuals in teams positively, while team structure empowerment plays an inverted U‐shaped moderation. This study has certain guiding significance for entrepreneurial teams to take advantage of digitalised opportunities, and it also has important value for innovation and digitalisation research

Business · Information sharing · Information technology · Intellectualization · Knowledge management · Moderation · Open Innovation · Computer Science · Digital Marketing and Social Media · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Knowledge Management and Sharing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Marketing

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