The literature of Open Innovation (OI) has portrayed an important number of cases of large enterprises that are adopting a more open, collaborative and networked model for developing new products, processes, and management models. However, few studies have reported how Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are using this innovation dynamic. To understand the phenomenon of the adoption of OI by SMEs, this study uses the Institutional Work (IW) theoretical lens, aiming to understand how OI is institutionalized in the organizational environment of SMEs. To identify the combination of practices that reinforce OI the QCA methodology was used. As a result, it is highlighted that OI is being reinforced mainly by the institutional practices of creating and maintaining. The research contributes to the literature offering the relationships between OI and IW and presents a combination of managerial practice that can be adopted by SMEs to facilitating the implementation of OI.

开放式创新 (OI) 的文献描述了大量大型企业的案例，这些企业采用更加开放、协作和网络化的模式来开发新产品、流程和管理模式。然而，很少有研究报告中小企业 (SME) 如何利用这种创新动力。为了解中小企业采用 OI 的现象，本研究使用制度工作 (IW) 理论视角，旨在了解 OI 如何在中小企业的组织环境中制度化。为了确定加强 OI 的实践组合，使用了 QCA 方法。因此，强调 OI 主要通过创建和维护的制度实践得到加强。