- Managing Innovation Beyond Firm Boundaries -- Commercializing and Controlling Open Source Software Development -- Open Source in Action I: Business Collaboration Among Open Source Projects -- Open Source in Action II: Business Collaboration Within an Open Source Project -- Summary, Conclusion,...

Model of OIP lifecycle management and activities in each phase -- Process of designing an OIP from a socio-technical perspective -- Challenges in the lifecycle of OIPs and mechanisms to address them.-Typology of OIP projects -- Functions of open innovation intermediaries

The Open Incubator Model analyzes the different support policies needed in big cities, rural areas and country borders for entrepreneurs in developed and developing countries to generate cooperation and improve the business models of local SMEs. Ilan Bijaoui is Lecturer of Business Management at...

Carsten-Constantin Soeldner’s investigation enables embedded systems firms to understand how they can open their systems to gain access to the ideas and solutions of external users and developers. Similar to smartphones with their large number of apps, firms are now beginning to open their...

Florian Denker explores the role of an individual’s domain knowledge for the proficient evaluation of early-stage new product ideas in the front-end of innovation. The results of his study show that in order to ensure an effective evaluation, evaluators of early-stage new product ideas should...

This book reveals how open innovation utilizes the developing circle of business models to establish new ones that define a unique link between technology and markets, focusing on how to develop and maintain successful business models. It draws readers into the philosophy and economic effects of...

Based on multiple case study analysis, focusing on scalable service innovation, the present study provides a practical process model that shall serve telecommunication companies as a guideline while conducting strategic cross-industry innovation projects. The findings also pay attention to...

Based on interviews with R&D managers and a survey amongst R&D employees, Verena Nedon shows that perceived social pressure has an immense impact on R&D employees working in OI-projects. Employees’ attitude (regardless of whether positive or negative) and perceived behavioral control play an...

Introduction -- University Ecosystems Design Creative Spaces for Start-up Experimentation -- Capitalizing on Open Innovation 2.0 -- Laboratory Experiments as a Tool in the Empirical Economic Analysis of High-Expectation Entrepreneurship -- Accelerating Venture Creation and Building on Mutual...

The dissertation shows why innovations are vital to succeed in the low-income market segment, i.e. the four billion people living on less than 8 USD per day. In particular, it explores the role low-income consumers can play in corporate innovation processes. The study tests and expands...