finds that modularity facilitates the understanding of the dynamics of commoditization and knowledge sharing. Furthermore … commoditization by outlining the concept of information asymmetry within a multi-tier supply chain driven by modularity. Thus, it …

This paper considers the trade-off between leveraging external sources of innovation by outsourcing design and … of outsourcing such tasks while developing new internal competences. Drawing on a longitudinal case study in the …-off between the benefits of leveraging external sources of innovation and the opportunities for competence development provided by …

Firms achieve their competitive advantage quickly through the concept framework of open innovation by integrating … innovation into building platform blocks by modular operators. These eight modular operators are splitting, augmenting, deleting …