"Open Innovation through Strategic Alliances demonstrates the vital role and applications of strategic alliances in organizations when creating and applying knowledge for the development of new products, technologies, or business models. This edited collection builds solid knowledge sources and insights into understanding open innovation through inter-organizational alliances. Culpan provides readers with a clear and comprehensive understanding of the utilization of inter-firm partnerships in realizing firm innovation, which is considered crucial for achieving long-term growth and competitive advantage. This book is a valuable tool for understanding the theoretical and practical insights of open innovation business models using strategic alliances"--
"This volume consists studies by more than 30 scholars around the world examining open innovation through strategic alliances between firms, as well as business- university R&D collaborations so that the reader will have a clear and comprehensive understanding of the utilization of inter-firm partnership in realizing firm innovation that is considered crucial for achieving firm profitability and sustainable competitive advantage. Moreover, by highlighting different open innovation models and modes and discussing the theoretical basis of open innovation, the volume demonstrates the use of strategic alliances for open innovation in such industries as biochemistry, software industry, and consumer goods. Furthermore, it explicates the role of big data on therelational networks. In addition, it demonstrates open innovation applications with such company cases as Panasonic, Japan; Xerox-P&G co-innovation, the US, Shell and Philips of the Netherlands. Finally, it elaborates on the challenges and prospects of open innovation through strategic alliances"--
Open Innovation through Strategic Alliances demonstrates the vital role and applications of strategic alliances in organizations when creating and applying knowledge for the development of new products, technologies, or business models. This edited collection builds solid knowledge sources and insights into understanding open innovation through inter-organizational alliances. Culpan provides readers with a clear and comprehensive understanding of the utilization of inter-firm partnerships in realizing firm innovation, which is considered crucial for achieving long-term growth and competitive advantage. This book is a valuable tool for understanding the theoretical and practical insights of open innovation business models using strategic alliances.
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1 Open Innovation: Learning from Alliance Research |
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2 Open Innovation Business Models and the Role of Interfirm Partnerships |
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3 Open Innovation through R&D Partnerships: Implementation Challenges and Routes to Success |
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4 Relational Drivers of Open Innovation Alliances in Biochemistry |
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5 Open Innovation and Internationalization Behavior: The Case of Spanish Firms |
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6 Accessing Innovation in Supply Chains |
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7 Genesis and Evolution of the Xerox-P&G Co-innovation Partnership: Lessons Learned |
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8 The Role of Open Innovation in Business-University R&D Collaborations |
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9 The Big Data Lever for Strategic Alliances |
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10 Open Innovation and KIBS Start-Ups: Technology- and Market-Based Alliance Portfolio Configurations |
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11 R&D Partnership Portfolio Strategies for Breakthrough Innovation: Developing Knowledge Exchange Capabilities |
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12 Corporate Groups and Open Innovation: The Case of Panasonic in Japan |
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13 Open Innovation Ecosystems in the Software Industry |
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14 The Challenges and Prospects of Open Innovation through Strategic Alliances |
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Refik Culpan, The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg, USA Joel West, The Claremont Colleges, USA John Bell, Phillips Research and University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands Jaco Fok, Shell
Nadine Roijakkers, University of Hasselt, Belgium Wim Vanhaverbeke, University of Hasselt, Belgium Vincent Blok, Wageningen University and Research Center, the Netherlands Andre van Meijeren, Wageningen University and Research Center, the Netherlands Emiel F.M. Wubben, Wageningen University and Research Center, the Netherlands
Jose C. Casillas, University of Seville, Spain Ana M. Moreno-Menéndez, University of Seville, Spain Richard R. Young, The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg, USA Sushil Bhatia, Suffolk University, UK Robert DeFillippi, Suffolk University, UK Colette Dumas, Suffolk University, UK Ravi Chinta, University of Phoenix, USA Steve Barr, North Carolina State University, USA Mariann Jelinek, College of William and Mary, USA Richard Kouri, North Carolina University, USA Paul Mugge, North Carolina University, USA Alexander Alexiev, VU Amsterdam University, the Netherlands Marc Bahlmann, VU Amsterdam University, the Netherlands Ard-Pieter de Man, VU Amsterdam University, the Netherlands Eduard H. de Pinéda, VU Amsterdam University, the Netherlands Brian Tjemkes, VU Amsterdam University, the Netherlands Ben Kedia, University of Memphis, USA Scott Mooty, University of Memphis, USA Hiroyuki Nakazono, DoshishaUniversity, Japan Takashi Hikino, Kyoto University, Japan Asli M. Colpan, Kyoto University, Japan Mehmet Gencer, Bilgi University, Turkey Beyza Oba, Bilgi University, Turkey
