This paper responds to the lack of research investigating procedural differences in open innovation collaboration. Based upon a sample of intermediaries, we analyze the costs of different setups for open collaboration. Our focus is on the mechanism of search initiating the collaboration....

This paper provides an overview of the main perspectives and themes emerging in research on open innovation. The paper is the result of a collaborative process among several open innovation scholars — having a common basis in the recurrent Professional Development Workshop (PDW) on...

Threadless’ product is rather simple: A graphic t-shirt. But the company has become one of textbook examples and pioneers of customer co-creation – open innovation with customers. The Chicago-based start-up, founded in 2001, created a unique infrastructure for deep involvement of customers...