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The Logic of Open Innovation: Managing Intellectual Property

Henry Chesbrough · 2003 · California Management Review

Summary. Companies must shift from closed, internal innovation models to open innovation approaches that leverage external R&D and knowledge. As commercially valuable knowledge spreads rapidly, firms managing intellectual property through open innovation—which emphasizes external partnerships and internal incentive systems—better maintain their innovation capacity than those relying solely on internal capabilities.

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Chesbrough, H.. (2003). The Logic of Open Innovation: Managing Intellectual Property. California Management Review. https://doi.org/10.2307/41166175

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DOI
10.2307/41166175
Categories
innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation
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2026-04-28