Exploring the field of open innovation

Maria Elmquist, Tobias Fredberg, Susanne Ollila · 2009 · European Journal of Innovation Management

Summary. This paper reviews the emerging open innovation research field through systematic analysis of academic publications and expert interviews. The authors identify key research themes and reveal that the field is expanding toward broader definitions, developing critical perspectives, and focusing on theory and management implications. They propose using innovation process location and collaboration extent as dimensions for deeper understanding of how open innovation develops.

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  title   = {Exploring the field of open innovation},
  author  = {Maria Elmquist and Tobias Fredberg and Susanne Ollila},
  journal = {European Journal of Innovation Management},
  year    = {2009},
  doi     = {10.1108/14601060910974219},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1108/14601060910974219}
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DOI

10.1108/14601060910974219

Countries

Sweden

Regions

Europe

Categories

innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation

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