How open is innovation? A retrospective and ideas forward

Linus Dahlander, David Gann, Martin W. Wallin · 2021 · Research Policy

Summary. This paper updates a foundational 2010 framework on open innovation by examining how technological, organizational, and societal changes over the past decade reshape innovation practices. The authors confirm their original four types of openness—sourcing, acquiring, selling, and revealing—remain relevant but identify emerging questions about tradeoffs between openness modes, data governance, new organizational designs, legal instruments, and multilevel factors affecting how open innovation operates.

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  title   = {How open is innovation? A retrospective and ideas forward},
  author  = {Linus Dahlander and David Gann and Martin W. Wallin},
  journal = {Research Policy},
  year    = {2021},
  doi     = {10.1016/j.respol.2021.104218},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2021.104218}
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DOI

10.1016/j.respol.2021.104218

Countries

Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Sweden

Regions

Europe

Categories

innovation-theory, general-innovation

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2026-04-28