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Perspective: Leveraging Open Innovation through Paradox

Ghita Dragsdahl Lauritzen, Maria Karafyllia · 2018 · Journal of Product Innovation Management

Summary. Open innovation collaborations between firms and external contributors often fail due to conflicting demands: firms seek controlled participation and selective idea adoption, while contributors want open participation and unrestricted knowledge sharing. This paper reframes these tensions as productive paradoxes rather than problems, proposing that firms can leverage open innovation by combining differentiation and integration practices to balance control and openness simultaneously.

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Lauritzen, G. D., & Karafyllia, M.. (2018). Perspective: Leveraging Open Innovation through Paradox. Journal of Product Innovation Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12474

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DOI
10.1111/jpim.12474
Countries
Denmark, United Kingdom
Regions
Europe
Categories
innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation
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2026-04-28