Abstracts
Résumé
Cet article se propose d’étudier la relation entre l’agilité et l’innovation ouverte au sein des PME de haute technologie. À visée exploratoire, il s’appuie sur l’étude de cas d’une PME spécialisée dans l’ingénierie, le conseil en informatique et l’innovation technologique. Nos résultats mettent en évidence une interconnexion dynamique entre les deux approches de l’agilité et de l’innovation ouverte, offrant une compréhension approfondie de leur influence mutuelle dans ce contexte. Ainsi, nous démontrons que les capacités de l’agilité peuvent stimuler et soutenir les pratiques d’innovation entrante et sortante, tout en soulignant que l’innovation ouverte contribue à les favoriser. Cependant, il est important de noter que ces capacités ne suffisent pas à surmonter toutes les barrières auxquelles la PME est confrontée dans le domaine de l’innovation ouverte.
Mots-clés :
- Innovation ouverte,
- Innovation entrante,
- Innovation sortante,
- Agilité,
- PME,
- Étude de cas
Abstract
This article aims to study the relationship between agility and open innovation within high-tech SMEs. With an exploratory aim, it relies on a case study of an SME specializing in consulting and engineering in high technologies. Our results highlight a dynamic interconnection between the two approaches of open innovation and agility, providing an in-depth understanding of their mutual influence in this context. Thus, we demonstrate that the capabilities of agility can stimulate and support inbound and outbound innovation practices, while highlighting that open innovation itself fosters these capabilities. However, it is important to note that agility is not enough to overcome all the barriers that open innovation faces within high-tech SMEs.
Keywords:
- Open innovation,
- Inbound innovation,
- Outbound innovation,
- Agility,
- SME,
- Case study
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