Effects of open innovation towards school performance in Johore State

• Main Authors: Rajoo, Tamil Selvi, Ramliy, Mohd. Khairuddin, Adam, Sabrinah, Yus Kelana, Beni Widarman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2021
• Subjects: HM Sociology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/96766/1/BeniWidarman2021_EffectsofOpenInnovationTowardsSchoolPerformance.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/96766/; http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARPED/v10-i1/9227
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Open Innovation remains the process of enabling inflow and outflow of knowledge, ideas, design, plus technologies throughout the organization during the various stages of the innovation process. This Innovation consists of inbound and outbound open innovations, whereby inbound open Innovation is the influx of knowledge, while outbound open innovation remains the outward flow of knowledge. Previously, studies related to open innovation have only focused specifically on the business world, the industrial sector while less focused on strategy and its implementation in the education sector. This study aims to fill this gap by studying open innovation in ordinary day secondary schools due to their significant contribution to development Malaysian education. Based on an open innovation model and a theory of views based on resources, this study will analyse the role of open and innovative innovation activities government support in determining the innovative capabilities of secondary schools. In this conceptual paper, the author develops the conceptual model that will be used in further research activities in education sector and will contribute to a better understanding of open innovation activities and their practices in secondary schools in Malaysia.