The role of culture in stakeholder engagement: its implication for open innovation.

Osobajo, Oluyomi A.; Oke, Adekunle; Ajimmy, Mervyn; Otitoju, Afolabi; Adeyanju, Gbadebo Collins

Abstract

Appropriate and effective stakeholder engagement remains a critical success factor for successful project and project management, especially in multicultural settings such as in the case of international subsidiaries of multinational organisations. Using in-depth qualitative interviews, this study examines the influence of culture on stakeholder engagement in a multicultural context from the perspective of project practitioners working for multinational corporations in the Nigerian oil and gas industry. The study findings revealed how the influence of different cultural dimensions on stakeholder engagement impact policies and decision-making. The study emphasised the need for project practitioners to integrate a culture that fosters open innovation in their project implementation processes to enhance their capacity to engage effectively in a multicultural setting.

Citation

OSOBAJO, O.A., OKE, A., AJIMMY, M., OTITOJU, A. and ADEYANJU, G.C. 2023. The role of culture in stakeholder engagement: its implication for open innovation. Journal of open innovation: technology, market and complexity [online], 9(2), article 100058. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joitmc.2023.100058

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 8, 2023
• Online Publication Date: May 11, 2023
• Publication Date: Jun 30, 2023
• Deposit Date: May 19, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: May 19, 2023
• Journal: Journal of open innovation: technology, market, and complexity
• Electronic ISSN: 2199-8531
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 2
• Article Number: 100058
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joitmc.2023.100058
• Keywords: Stakeholder engagement; Culture; Cultural dimensions; Multicultural; Multinational; Inter-national; Open innovation
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1966293