Motivating and supporting collaboration in open innovation

Maria Antikainen, Marko Mäkipää, Mikko Ahonen · 2010 · European Journal of Innovation Management

Summary. Open innovation communities succeed when contributors are motivated by intangible rewards like learning, community cooperation, and entertainment rather than money. The study of three innovation intermediaries across France, the Netherlands, and Finland found that users value easy-to-use collaboration tools and visible engagement from community maintainers. Companies should invest in accessible platforms and active leadership to support effective collaboration.

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DOI

10.1108/14601061011013258

Countries

France, Netherlands, Finland

Regions

Europe

Categories

innovation-networks, innovation-theory, general-innovation

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