Why business models need to open up -- The path to open innovation -- The new environment for business models -- The impact of stronger IP upon the business model -- Dynamic business models : a framework for advancing your business model -- Innovation intermediaries -- IP-enabled business models...

This collection investigates the phenomenon of ""Open Innovation,"", in which firms draw on research and development that may lie outside their own boundaries. The book's contributors link the practice of innovation to the established body of innovation rsearch, showing what's new and what's...