Open innovation is about firms harnessing knowledge flows across firm boundaries, but limited research has examined the nature and antecedents of these flows for startup firms. From a new sample of startup firms making 3D printers, we show how their degree of openness for inbound and outbound...

This paper characterizes and explores a corporate strategy in which downstream firms collaborate to develop open substitute designs for proprietary hardware they would otherwise purchase from upstream suppliers. This strategy centrally involves customers themselves distributing design costs over...

Innovation und Wissenschaft haben in Deutschland einen hohen Stellenwert. Wirtschaft, private Wissenschaftsförderer und der Staat arbeiten bei der Förderung der beiden Bereiche eng zusammen. Gemeinsam haben sie ihre Aufwendungen für Forschung und Entwicklung in den letzten Jahren deutlich...