European SMEs, Open Innovation, Innovation project, Partnerships, public sector research organisations, large firms, crowd and individuals

Tsekouras, George ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7801-8417, Christian, Jose, Patel, Pari, Vanhaverbeke, Wim and Dooley, Lawrence (2024) Chapter 7. Critical success factors for Open Innovation strategies in SMEs: who or how? In: Aranitou, Valia, Manioudis, Manolis and Angelakis, Antonios, (eds.) The Economic Impact of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Analytical Approaches to Growth and Innovation Challenges Amid Crises in Europe. Palgrave Studies in the Future of European Societies and Economies . Palgrave Macmillan - Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 135-171. ISBN 978-3031745539 (doi:10.1007/978-3-031-74554-6_7)

Open Innovation, SMEs, machine learning, OI moves, innovation pathways, innovation journeys, innovation sequencing, innovation strategy

Livieratos, Antonios D., Tsekouras, George, Vanhaverbeke, Wim and Tsiliki, Georgia (2026) Unlocking SME innovation success through sequenced collaboration. Small Business Economics. ISSN 0921-898X (Print), 1573-0913 (Online) (doi:10.1007/s11187-025-01156-6)

innovation policy, industrial policy, accountability, experimentation, learning networks, network governance, public policy

Radosevic, Slavo, Kanellou, Despina and Tsekouras, George ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7801-8417 (2023) The experimentation–accountability trade-off in innovation and industrial policy: are learning networks the solution? Science and Public Policy, 50 (4). pp. 655-669. ISSN 0302-3427 (Print), 1471-5430 (Online) (doi:10.1093/scipol/scad013)

innovation, growth, experimentation

Radosevic, Slavo, Tsekouras, George and Wostner, Peter (2025) Institutionalising experimentation in innovation policy: challenges and solutions in upscaling. [Working Paper] (doi:10.2760/6533229)

open innovation, SME, multiple case study, open innovation typology, exploitation mode, attention-based view of the firm, open innovation move

Livieratos, Antonios D., Tsekouras, George ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7801-8417, Vanhaverbeke, Wim and Angelakis, Antonios (2022) Open Innovation moves in SMEs: how European SMEs place their bets? Technovation, 117:102591. ISSN 0166-4972 (Print), 1879-2383 (Online) (doi:10.1016/j.technovation.2022.102591)

open innovation, SMEs, business strategies, success factors

Livieratos, Antonios, Vanhaverbeke, Wim, Tsekouras, George ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7801-8417 and Angelakis, Antonios (2024) Unveiling the Black Box of Open Innovation in SMEs: evidence‑based key success factors and challenges. Journal of the Knowledge Economy (JKEC), 16. pp. 3639-3662. ISSN 1868-7865 (Print), 1868-7873 (Online) (doi:10.1007/s13132-024-02067-9)

open innovation, young innovative companies, SMEs, multi-national enterprises, microfoundations

Barrett, Gillian and Tsekouras, George ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7801-8417 (2022) A tango with a gorilla: an exploration of the microfoundations of open innovation partnerships between young innovative companies and multi-national enterprises. Technovation, 117:102561. ISSN 0166-4972 (Print), 1879-2383 (Online) (doi:10.1016/j.technovation.2022.102561)

sustainable tourism, youth entrepreneurship, tourism innovation, tourism entrepreneurship, youth-centred ecosystem, Sub-Saharan Africa

Sifolo, Portia Siyanda, Chiawo, David, Novelli, Marina, Mensah, Kobby, Kepher-Gona, Judy, Tsekouras, George ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7801-8417, Figlioli, Aline, Adidwa, Daniel, Muigai, Sarah and Mburu, Festus (2025) Chapter 4. Accelerating entrepreneurship and innovation for sustainable tourism in Africa through a co-created youth-centered ecosystem. In: Kamuriwo, Sam, Jones, Sara, Marshall, Neil and Kinoti, Mary, (eds.) Developing University Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Sub-Saharan Africa. World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., Singapore, pp. 95-129. ISBN 978-9819800537 (doi:10.1142/9789819800520_0004)