Explanation:

Boundary spanning roles interact with individuals and groups outside the organization to obtain valuable information to help the innovation process. Boundary spanning roles allow a company to gain more innovation information from other businesses. It's useful to gain insight from other organizations that you may not be aware of. Not just management is involved in boundary spanning; all employees can get information from one or more companies and bring information back to their business to help improve innovation.
Boundary spanning gives a company the ability to grow by gaining knowledge from external forces. Boundary spanning helps reduce costs and allows companies to share information. It's necessary for a smaller organization to be more open to gaining information from their outside environment because they do not have the same resources as larger companies. Large companies have the money to invest more in infrastructure, technology, and research. Sometimes large corporations utilize boundary spanning to gain even more money or competitive advantage. Smaller companies may have to join with other companies to have access to more resources.