This collection investigates the phenomenon of ""Open Innovation,"", in which firms draw on research and development … that may lie outside their own boundaries. The book's contributors link the practice of innovation to the established body … of innovation rsearch, showing what's new and what's familiar in the process. Looking in depth at a process recently …

Firms without research and development (R&D) have frequently been neglected by mainstream innovation research. The … that non-R&D-performing firms show a “typical”, homogeneous innovation pattern. Oliver Som challenges this assumption … innovation patterns of non-R&D-performers. The findings impressively underline the need for future innovation research …