naa a22 4500 510778615 CHVBK 20180411083239.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11948-012-9404-5 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11948-012-9404-5 Positive Organizational Outcomes Associated with a Penchant for Openness [Elektronische Daten] [G. McMillan, Debra Casey] The tension between scientific openness versus secrecy has existed for centuries (Hull 1985). However, both academics and practitioners have recently argued that openness by private firms has many positive attributes. The purpose of this research effort is to review the extant literature on openness and to develop hypotheses regarding its impact on organizational outcomes. We then use a unique database to test the idea with 87 companies. Our findings are that openness is beneficial to the firm from a science, technological, and financial perspective and, perhaps, to the employees from an ethical viewpoint. The managerial and societal implications are also discussed. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2012 Openness nationallicence Technology nationallicence Science nationallicence McMillan G. Penn State Abington, 1600 Woodland Road, 19001, Abington, PA, USA aut Casey Debra Cabrini College, 610 King of Prussia Road, 19087, Radnor, PA, USA aut Science and Engineering Ethics Springer Netherlands 19/3(2013-09-01), 799-812 1353-3452 19:3<799 2013 19 11948 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-012-9404-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-012-9404-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- McMillan G. Penn State Abington, 1600 Woodland Road, 19001, Abington, PA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Casey Debra Cabrini College, 610 King of Prussia Road, 19087, Radnor, PA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Science and Engineering Ethics Springer Netherlands 19/3(2013-09-01), 799-812 1353-3452 19:3<799 2013 19 11948 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer