Rewarding in open innovation communities – how to motivate members

Maria Antikainen, Heli Väätäjä · 2010 · International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Summary. Online open innovation communities need both monetary and non-monetary rewards to attract and retain members. This study surveyed participants and interviewed maintainers of three open innovation intermediaries, finding that members value monetary rewards and recognition for idea quality. Analysis of twelve communities showed that successful intermediaries combine multiple reward types to motivate sustained participation.

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DOI

10.1504/ijeim.2010.032267

Countries

Finland

Regions

Europe

Categories

innovation-networks, entrepreneurship, general-innovation

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2026-04-28