Hermeneutics of open innovation

The absence of a hermeneutical approach, given the lack of an interpretive process that analyzes open innovation (OI) in a global context and its integration with the characteristics of SMEs of the software sector in Colombia (SMESSC) . Specifically, from the theory of businessstrategy, limits understanding of OI by those responsible for the management (RFTM) in the SMESSC. From this perspective, the purpose of this paper, using Hermeneutic Philosophy (HP), focuses on presenting an interpretive way that provides the elements for understanding the concept of OI in its own meanings and manifestations in the context of business management. Under a multi-method approach, the aim is to learn about the experiences, beliefs, manifestations, meanings and meanings of the way in which innovation is managed in thistypeof SME. It also includes the analysis of data at the corporate level in different SMESSC, to know indicators and results associated to the innovation processes, according to the domains identified. Based on these results, a hermeneutic approach (HA) to OI is established. It is expected that the results obtained to date in this study using HP, provide a new lens for understanding the OI and guide the academic, social, and practical debates.