Managerial preference for open-innovation: The influence of regulatory focus and the capability gap

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2016-12-12
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This research tries to explain the determinants of decision makers for the preference for open-innovation. This research does this by focussing on individual differences among managers and whether this is influenced by organizational factors. In order to identify the differences between managers this research used the regulatory focus theory and the capability gap theory to explain the individual- and organizational factors that could influence the preference for open-innovation. The value of the regulatory focus theory lies within its ability to help explain differences in decision making preference (Gamache et al., 2015). While the value of the capability gap theory lies within its ability to explain that individuals choose different forms of resource configuration depending on the complexity of the situation under which decisions need to be made. So it helps to explain difference in decision making under different organizational circumstances. The data for this study is collected in an experimental vignette study. The results of the study show that the chronic regulatory focus of an individual does have a relation with the preference for open-innovation. The more promotion focussed an individual is, the more preference for open-innovation there is. Also the capability gap shows to have an influence on the preference for open-innovation. The wider the capability gap gets, the more managers prefer to use open-innovation. This means that preference for open-innovation is influence by indeed the individual factors as well as organizational factors
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