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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Information Management (ICDIM), 2013 Eighth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Islamabad
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0613-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICDIM.2013.6694028
