Purpose This paper aims to suggest a procedure for successfully transforming a firm’s innovation processes in a … renewal of a firm’s innovation processes. Nonetheless, most firms proceed in a surprisingly unsystematic way if they transform … their innovation processes. This approach contrasts with the systematic innovation processes that many firms have …

of this paper is to explore, from a firm‐level perspective, organizational characteristics for continuous innovation in … previous research on organizational characteristics for continuous innovation. Findings – Google's organization can be viewed … as a dynamic and open corporate system for continuous innovation, involving the entire organization and supported by an …

Purpose – By increasing connectivity between multiple partners, the new paradigm of open innovation has been argued to … innovation has on the creative climate. The purpose of this paper is to start filling that knowledge gap by exploring the … creative climate in an open innovation arena called SAFER, where 26 partner organizations meet to innovate together. Design …

Purpose – Although the potential of innovation networks that involve both university and industry actors is great … variances in cultures, goals and knowledge poses significant challenges. To better understand management of such innovation … research centers that govern university-industry innovation networks. Findings – The authors provide empirically grounded …

Purpose Innovation intermediaries have become key actors in open innovation (OI) contexts. Research has improved the … the research on innovation intermediaries by showing how intermediaries address managerial challenges related to a high … intermediaries applied in creating an environment for collective innovation. Originality/value Thereby, the authors clarify what …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the linkages between company’s strategy, open innovation and … innovation performance, focusing on small and medium enterprises (SMEs). In more detail, the aim is to investigate the influence … of firm strategy on the level of openness adopted and then the impact of open innovation on firm performance. Finally …

Purpose This study aims to recognize the growing importance of Open Innovation (OI) theory and practice in the broader …

markets brought by innovative startups. In face of these challenges, the paradigm of open innovation encourages firms to use … internal ideas and external sources of knowledge to advance their innovation output (Chesbrough, 2003). Yet, in practice, this …, creating more jobs and developing successful product innovation. Originality/value The paper is based on working for five years …

Purpose – This study aims to examine the roles of dynamic innovation capabilities and open innovation activities in … breakthrough innovation. Drawing from the absorptive capacity perspective, organizational inertia theory, and open innovation, the … authors seek to argue that dynamic innovation capabilities have a curvilinear effect on breakthrough innovation that is …