The objective of this article is to present a metaphor concerning the terminology of open innovation. This metaphor will help both academics and practitioners in getting a deeper understanding of the terms and their relationships in this emerging field. An electrical circuit is used as the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to synthesize the extant literature on open innovation (OI) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach – An examination of the literature was undertaken to review the studies on open innovation in SMEs. The selected...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to pursue a comprehensive review of the progress of open innovation literature. Design/methodology/approach – Using a wide range of literature sources, altogether 293 articles relevant to the study’s objective were identified for statistical analysis....