o:35722 The importance of specific open innovation practices for radical innovations within companies of different sizes en Abstract: Purpose – The prevailing view in the existing literature is that open innovations (OI) increase the innovative performance of enterprises. The author examines whether the same OI practices are equally important for sole entrepreneurs, micro firms, small firms, medium-sized and large enterprises in introducing radical innovations and which set of OI practices is best for a firm, given the firm’s size. Design/methodology/approach – In this study probit models were used on a sample of 915 innovative Serbian enterprises. Findings – OI is important for all enterprises introducing radical innovations. However, not all OI practices are equally effective in each enterprise size group. The set of OI practices leading to radical innovations depends on the firm size. Cooperation with others is not important for sole entrepreneurs and micro and large companies in introducing radical innovations. Still, cooperation’s role is predominant in small and medium-sized enterprises. Also, certain OI practices are important for all enterprises, whilst others do not contribute to radical innovations, regardless of the firm size. Practical implications – Owners/managers can save considerably by avoiding the allocation of resources to OI practices that result in little to no contribution to radical product commercialisation. At the macroeconomic level, these findings can help policymakers create adequate (tailor-made) public policies to achieve innovation in each specific group of firms. Originality/value – This study demonstrates that not all OI practices are equally important for achieving radical production solutions in each group of enterprises Keywords Open innovation practices, Radical innovation, Firm size 1552101 1460-1060 1552099 10.1108/EJIM-06-2022-0311 2025-01-21T13:45:31.099Z 44 no 46 Zorica Aničić Univerzitet u Beogradu Ekonomski fakultet 0000-0003-3420-1399 application/pdf 427272 https://phaidrabg.bg.ac.rs/o:35722 no yes 1 70 1552253 11A03 European Journal of Innovation Management 27 6 1986 2014 2024