Voluntary Contributors in Open Innovation Processes

Anna Ståhlbröst () and Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn
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Anna Ståhlbröst: Luleå University of Technology
Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn: Luleå University of Technology

Chapter Chapter 9 in Managing Open Innovation Technologies, 2013, pp 133-149 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract There is a trend among many organisations to open up their innovation processes and invite more stakeholders to contribute to it. One of these stakeholders is the voluntary contributor. Few studies have documented the motivation and value of participating in these processes from their perspective. The purpose of this chapter is thus to explore the motivation behind these contributors’ participation in open innovation activities and the benefits it has. This study shows that the strongest motivation for their participation is to stimulate their curiosity. The involvement also leads to increased knowledge and a pronounced eagerness to start using innovations.

Keywords: Volunteer Contributors; Open Innovation Activities; Innovation Intermediaries; Seven-level Likert Scale; Social Media Behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-31650-0_9

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