In this empirical analysis Sara Polier investigates forward-looking external search strategies and their impact on the value contribution of corporate foresight. Based on a mixed method approach combining a quantitative and qualitative analysis of large, R&D-intensive firms, the findings reveal...

- 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