Sustainable Business Model Based on Open Innovation: Case Study of Iberdrola

Izaskun Alvarez-Meaza, Naiara Pikatza-Gorrotxategi and Rosa Maria Rio-Belver
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Izaskun Alvarez-Meaza: Technology, Foresight and Management (TFM) Group, Department of Industrial Organization and Management Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of the Basque Country, Pl. Ingeniero Torres Quevedo, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
Naiara Pikatza-Gorrotxategi: Technology, Foresight and Management (TFM) Group, Department of Industrial Organization and Management Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of the Basque Country, Pl. Ingeniero Torres Quevedo, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
Rosa Maria Rio-Belver: Technology, Foresight and Management (TFM) Group, Department of Industrial Organization and Management Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of the Basque Country, C/Nieves Cano 12, 01006 Vitoria, Spain

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 24, 1-24

Abstract: The change in business management towards a vision based on open innovation has opened the doors to knowledge transfer between organizations, promoting scientific–technological collaborations resulting in new research that opens the way to new technological innovations. Therefore, the objective of this study is to see how the company Iberdrola has oriented its management strategy towards an open innovation approach, analyzing both its scientific and technological development through a bibliometric and network analysis. The results highlight that Iberdrola has always considered scientific and technological development to be part of its strategic approach as a means of disseminating and transferring knowledge. Furthermore, it can be concluded that the implementation of strategic axes related to sustainable development in an open innovation environment has improved the results of its scientific and technical production, and also the company’s financial results.

Keywords: Iberdrola; open innovation; sustainability; bibliometric analysis; network analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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