The availability of open innovation dimensions in the State Company for Northern Cement Industry An applied study in Badoush Cement Factory

Abstract

This research aims to assess the extent of open innovation dimensions in the Badoush Cement Plant Expansion by analyzing the degree of collaboration with external parties. The current research problem arises from a main question: What are the perceptions of the research sample regarding the availability of open innovation dimensions in the Badoush Cement Plant, which is the subject of the study? To address this, the researchers adopted a descriptive approach, using a checklist as the main tool for data collection. This checklist was distributed to a sample of the workforce at the plant, with 124 valid responses collected from an initial 127 distributed questionnaires. The data were analyzed using the statistical programs (SPSS v26) and (PLS-Smart v3). The analysis led to several conclusions, including the availability of open innovation dimensions at the studied company. However, this availability was accompanied by some variation in these dimensions, which leads to the proposal that the plant management should increase its focus on open innovation dimensions due to their importance in various activities and processes within the plant.