ADVANCING A TYPOLOGY OF OPEN INNOVATION

Peter T. Gianiodis (), S. C. Ellis () and E. Secchi ()
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Peter T. Gianiodis: College of Business and Behavioral Science, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-1305, USA
S. C. Ellis: Gatton College of Business & Economics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0034, USA
E. Secchi: College of Business and Behavioral Science, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-1305, USA

International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2010, vol. 14, issue 04, 531-572

Abstract: Interest in the concept of open innovation (OI) has increased during recent years; yet, this line of inquiry remains limited due to the lack of a more comprehensive conceptual framework. As a first step toward a unifying framework, we provide a critical review of previous research on the conceptualization, antecedents, and consequences of OI. We then offer a typology describing four OI strategies: (i) innovation seeker, (ii) innovation provider, (iii) intermediary, and (iv) open innovator, which emerge through unique combinations of sources of innovation, firm attributes, and mechanisms of inter-organizational exchange, and produce varying outcomes. Finally, we discuss our typology's implications for theory and practice, and advance potential research avenues.

Keywords: Open innovation; innovation broker; innovation sourcing; technological change; typology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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