Managerial challenges in open innovation: a study of innovation intermediation in the chemical industry

Jan Henrik Sieg, Martin W. Wallin, Georg von Krogh · 2010 · R and D Management

Summary. This study examines managerial challenges faced by chemical companies using innovation intermediaries to solve R&D problems. Researchers identified three recurring obstacles across seven companies: getting internal scientists to engage with intermediaries, choosing appropriate problems to outsource, and framing problems clearly enough to generate novel solutions. The authors explain these challenges stem from differences in how scientists work internally versus externally, and propose practical remedies.

Read the original

Cite this article

Sieg, J. H., Wallin, M. W., & Krogh, G. V.. (2010). Managerial challenges in open innovation: a study of innovation intermediation in the chemical industry. R and D Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9310.2010.00596.x

@article{sieg-2010-managerial-challenges-open-innovation-study,
  title   = {Managerial challenges in open innovation: a study of innovation intermediation in the chemical industry},
  author  = {Jan Henrik Sieg and Martin W. Wallin and Georg von Krogh},
  journal = {R and D Management},
  year    = {2010},
  doi     = {10.1111/j.1467-9310.2010.00596.x},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9310.2010.00596.x}
}

TY  - JOUR
TI  - Managerial challenges in open innovation: a study of innovation intermediation in the chemical industry
AU  - Jan Henrik Sieg
AU  - Martin W. Wallin
AU  - Georg von Krogh
JO  - R and D Management
PY  - 2010
DO  - 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2010.00596.x
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9310.2010.00596.x
ER  -

Details

DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2010.00596.x
Countries: Switzerland, Sweden
Regions: Europe
Categories: innovation-networks, innovation-theory, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28