Web-based intermediaries that offer crowdsourcing services represent a new and promising way through which firms can leverage the power of a crowd to sustain their innovation performance. However, limited attention has been devoted thus far to understanding the relationship between the...

The following sections are included: <ul><li class="bullet">Introduction</li></ul> <ul><li class="bullet">Overview of the Literature</li></ul> <ul><li class="bullet">Theoretical Framework <ul><li class="bullet"> External organization</li><li class="bullet"> Internal organization</li><li class="bullet"> ¡°Trigger¡± for open innovation</li></ul> <p></li></ul> <ul><li class="bullet">Research Methodology</li></ul> <ul><li class="bullet">Results and Discussion <ul><li class="bullet"> External organization <ul><li class="bullet"> The exploration versus exploitation purpose of...</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></p>