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The investigation into the performance of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) driven by open innovation has received relatively limited attention in academic research. Businesses can enhance their innovation efforts and develop new products or services by using open innovation strategies to tap into internal expertise or examine external facts. The authors examined the rationales and outcomes of open innovation in SMEs by drawing upon existing theories related to the resource‐based and knowledge‐based perspectives of firms. A conceptual model was proposed. The hypotheses were tested using Partial Least Squares (PLS). Data collected from 429 SMEs were analyzed using SmartPLS 4. The current research indicates that open innovation serves as a mediator between knowledge sharing and innovation performance, with knowledge sharing exerting a positive influence on open innovation and innovation performance. The findings of this study emphasize the increased opportunities presented by open innovation theory and practice, providing insights into the formulation of strategies for the future development of Chinese SMEs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study examines the dynamic relationships among output, carbon emission, and population of China during the period of 1960 to 2009 by using auto regressive distributive lag (ARDL) model. In order to make the co-integration analysis robust, the paper applied Toda and Yamamoto causality test to understand the causal links among output, carbon emission, and population. The empirical results suggest that population significantly affect output whereas carbon emission does not affect output in the long run. The error correction model (ECM) version of ARDL model found deviations from long run equilibrium which is due to dynamics in the variables concerned. Toda and Yamamoto causality test revealed bi-directional causality between population and carbon emission and also between population and output. Empirical results signify that population can be considered as a powerful ingredient in the context of increase in carbon emission which is instrumental to environmental conservation in China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]