• DocumentCode
    661201
  • Title

    Open innovation — A phased adoption model and its application to German SMEs

  • Author

    Birkle, Matthias ; Gewald, Heiko

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Inf. Manage., Neu-Ulm Univ. of Appl. Sci., Neu-Ulm, Germany
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    10-12 Sept. 2013
  • Firstpage
    396
  • Lastpage
    401
  • Abstract
    Open innovation (OI) as described by Chesbrough (2003) is a new way for companies to generate innovations. Several studies discussed this topic mainly arguing for the use of OI. This paper puts the main studies in a time-wise perspective and argues for a phased model in the OI adoption process. The bespoke model is applied to the adoption of OI by German SMEs and consequently the current status, as well as barriers to reach the next levels are discussed.
  • Keywords
    innovation management; small-to-medium enterprises; German SME; OI adoption process; bespoke model; open innovation; phased adoption model; time wise argues; time wise perspective; Communication industry; Companies; Educational institutions; Interviews; Media; Technological innovation; Adoption of open innovation; Innovation process; Open innovation; SMEs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Digital Information Management (ICDIM), 2013 Eighth International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Islamabad
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-0613-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICDIM.2013.6694028
  • Filename
    6694028