Coping with Open Innovation: Responding to the Challenges of External Engagement in R&D
Summary. R&D professionals face significant challenges when engaging in open innovation, including managing external relationships and coordinating across organizational boundaries. This paper identifies four specific challenges that individuals encounter in daily open innovation work and describes coping strategies they use. The authors recommend organizational practices that help staff effectively manage external engagement and collaboration.
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Salter, A., Criscuolo, P., & Wal, A. L. J. T.. (2014). Coping with Open Innovation: Responding to the Challenges of External Engagement in R&D. California Management Review. https://doi.org/10.1525/cmr.2014.56.2.77
Salter, Ammon, et al. “Coping with Open Innovation: Responding to the Challenges of External Engagement in R&D.” California Management Review, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1525/cmr.2014.56.2.77.
Salter, Ammon, Paola Criscuolo, and Anne L. J. Ter Wal. 2014. “Coping with Open Innovation: Responding to the Challenges of External Engagement in R&D.” California Management Review. https://doi.org/10.1525/cmr.2014.56.2.77.
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title = {Coping with Open Innovation: Responding to the Challenges of External Engagement in R&D},
author = {Ammon Salter and Paola Criscuolo and Anne L. J. Ter Wal},
journal = {California Management Review},
year = {2014},
doi = {10.1525/cmr.2014.56.2.77},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1525/cmr.2014.56.2.77}
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- DOI
- 10.1525/cmr.2014.56.2.77
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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- Europe
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- innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28