The literature has shown that open innovation (OI) can be a winning strategy in improving firm performance. However, in order to adopt and implement it, managers need to resolve practical problems, such as understanding the role played by OI capacities and openness on firm performance. In...

This paper analyses the relationships of one UK-­based research-­intensive university with a number of leading multinational firms at different points along parallel processes of organisational development. From this, we have identified approaches used and problems encountered at different...