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Table 6 Summary of Results

From: Relations between open innovation and product quality: an empirical study of Japanese electronics firms

Model hypotheses

Results

H1:

The more members try to identify customer needs, the more members try to use opportunities to cooperate with others outsides.

Supported (p < 0.05)

H2:

The more members try to identify customer needs, the more members try to use in-company cooperation.

Supported (p < 0.05)

H3:

In-company cooperation is more effective to highlight creativity of members than cooperation with others outsides.

Strongly supported (p < 0.01)

H4:

The more members have creativity, the more organizations produce the new unique products.

Supported (p < 0.05)

H5:

The more actively members try to identify customer needs, the more unique products are in the new product development process.

Strongly supported (p < 0.01)