Purpose: The Virtual Enterprise model expands potential for extreme digitalization, extended value chains and intelligent workflows, along with new partnership and ecosystem approaches. Design/methodology/approach: Analysis of a new survey of more than 7000 C-suite executives conducted by the...

Purpose: The more recent emergence of advanced digital technologies and the acceleration of process digitization, combined with rising stakeholder expectations, have created an urgent imperative for organizations to embrace open innovation. Design/methodology/approach: The analysis in this...

Purpose: A recent survey conducted by the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) indicates that as many as 83 percent of companies see open innovation as important to their future growth strategy. Design/methodology/approach: The authors describe how significant recent advancements in digital...

Purpose: Ecosystems’ digitally enabled networks that enhance corporate value propositions by linking corporate units, suppliers, distributors, partners, customers and other stakeholders -- have become the engine that drives performance and strategic impact across economies. Article examines...