Purpose – An empirical testing on IBM smart cities projects was applied so as to demonstrate that the combination between the use of Internet of Things (IoT) and the implementation of the Open Innovation (OI) model within smart cities which has been changed the development of urban areas and...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relevant factors that influence the implementation of innovation contests, an open innovation (OI) practice that has been extensively reported in the literature as a managerial tool for external knowledge search. The authors focus the study on...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the strategic intent and consequent organisation of innovation summits. Innovation summits have recently appeared in practice as a new approach by which firms strategically market and further their open innovation agendas both internally and...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the similarities and differences in the strategic orientation and innovation patterns of small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) and large companies and to investigate their implications for market performance. Design/methodology/approach...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the current open innovation practices in the public sector of leading countries. Design/methodology/approach – Using a framework based on the role of the government in open innovation, this study analyses a profile of early open innovation...

Purpose – This paper aims to clarify how to develop characters business models by utilizing new business concepts. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines three cases in Japan to innovate characters business models: Duffy, Hello Kitty and Kumamon. Findings – The paper suggests...

Purpose – This paper aims to explain how cloud computing – conducting business functions on shared, off‐premises computing systems – introduces strategic options and business‐control challenges for executives. For example, cloud computing offers ubiquitous access to applications for...

Purpose – This paper posits that by selectively applying open innovation, companies can enrich their stock of valuable ideas, effectively manage product development and upgrade their emerging businesses without wholesale changes to their innovation initiative. Design/methodology/approach –...

Purpose – This case aims to describe what innovation looks like and how it works in Fidelity Investments, a financial services organization that is large and decentralized. Design/methodology/approach – The case looks at how the firm's internal consultants introduced idea‐management...

Purpose This paper aims to examine the dynamics of a community of practice (CoP) through a case study of eCars – Now! They offer open-source blueprints of the electric conversion kits globally. The authors analysed the CoP by considering its entire life cycle, starting from the motives for its...