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The Special Topic of Interest Series aims to promote research that pays greater attention to context in family business studies. In this editorial, we focus on family business in the Arab world to exemplify the benefits of better contextualizing family business research to further our understanding of heterogeneities among family businesses from diverse regions. To produce more useful knowledge, we propose that family business research has to shift from classical contextualizing to context theorizing by encouraging the use of a context-sensitive approach. To achieve this goal, the present article introduces the embeddedness framework of family business contexts to be used as a context-sensitive instrument to recognize how context shapes family firm behavior and performance. By using a context-sensitive approach, we present three articles that focus on family firms in the specific context of the Arab world. We conclude this editorial by proposing a research agenda for context-sensitive approaches to family business research and specifically discuss the facets of context in Arab family businesses.
Norris Krueger; Marcel L.A.M. Bogers; Rania Labaki; Rodrigo Basco. Advancing family business science through context theorizing: The case of the Arab world. Journal of Family Business Strategy 2021, 12, 100377 .
AMA StyleNorris Krueger, Marcel L.A.M. Bogers, Rania Labaki, Rodrigo Basco. Advancing family business science through context theorizing: The case of the Arab world. Journal of Family Business Strategy. 2021; 12 (1):100377.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNorris Krueger; Marcel L.A.M. Bogers; Rania Labaki; Rodrigo Basco. 2021. "Advancing family business science through context theorizing: The case of the Arab world." Journal of Family Business Strategy 12, no. 1: 100377.
Being a grand challenge of global scale, the COVID‐19 pandemic requires collective and collaborative efforts from a variety of actors to enable the expected scientific advancement and technological progress. To achieve such an open innovation approach, several initiatives have been launched in order to leverage potential distributed knowledge sources that go beyond those available to any single organization. A particular tool that has gained some momentum during COVID‐19 times is hackathons, which have been used to unleash the innovation potential of individuals who voluntarily came together, for a relatively short period of time, with the aim to solve specific problems. In this paper, we describe and analyze the case of the hackathon EUvsVirus, led by the European Innovation Council. EUvs Virus was a 3‐day online hackathon to connect civil society, innovators, partners, and investors across Europe and beyond in order to develop innovative solutions to coronavirus‐related challenges. We have identified four dimensions to explore hackathons as a crowdsourcing tool for practicing effective open innovation in the face of COVID‐19: broad scope, participatory architecture, online setting, and community creation. We discuss how these four elements can play a strategic role in the face of grand challenges, which require, as in the case of the COVID‐19 pandemic, both urgent action and long‐term thinking. Our case analysis also suggests the need to look beyond the ‘usual suspects’, through knowledge recombination with atypical resources (e.g., retired experts, graduate students, and the general public). On this basis, we call for a broader perspective on open innovation, to be extended beyond openness across organizational boundaries, and to explore the role of openness at societal level.
Alberto Bertello; Marcel L.A.M. Bogers; Paola De Bernardi. Open innovation in the face of the COVID‐19 grand challenge: insights from the Pan‐European hackathon ‘EUvsVirus’. R&D Management 2021, 1 .
AMA StyleAlberto Bertello, Marcel L.A.M. Bogers, Paola De Bernardi. Open innovation in the face of the COVID‐19 grand challenge: insights from the Pan‐European hackathon ‘EUvsVirus’. R&D Management. 2021; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlberto Bertello; Marcel L.A.M. Bogers; Paola De Bernardi. 2021. "Open innovation in the face of the COVID‐19 grand challenge: insights from the Pan‐European hackathon ‘EUvsVirus’." R&D Management , no. : 1.
While open innovation has been increasingly adopted in developed countries, firms from emerging markets such as Brazil markedly fall behind this trend. Our understanding of the reasons behind this phenomenon remains nevertheless limited, since most research focuses on the industrialized world. In this paper, we aim to inspire the academic community to investigate the issue of why companies from emerging economies such as Brazil have limited open innovation strategies, when they need to draw on external partners as to overcome the institutional, resource and capability constraints they are subject to. We build on the argument that latecomer firms in emerging economies need to actively use open innovation more than ever, as to overcome internal rigidities and spur the innovative resources and capabilities required for the digital transformation and for addressing grand societal challenges. In reviewing current research on openness and especially in the Brazilian setting, we contend that it is a relevant empirical context to study, giving the potential to uncover unique mechanisms and theoretical relations by asking (and possibly answering) novel research questions. Building on a conceptual framework that links various implementation levels of open innovation, we identify themes that are either less well researched or contested and thereby suggest challenges and opportunities for future research.
Marcel Bogers; Ana Burcharth; Henry Chesbrough. Open Innovation in Brazil: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges. International Journal of Professional Business Review 2021, 6, 213 .
AMA StyleMarcel Bogers, Ana Burcharth, Henry Chesbrough. Open Innovation in Brazil: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges. International Journal of Professional Business Review. 2021; 6 (1):213.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarcel Bogers; Ana Burcharth; Henry Chesbrough. 2021. "Open Innovation in Brazil: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges." International Journal of Professional Business Review 6, no. 1: 213.
Entrepreneurial universities are important drivers of technology, innovation, and economic development from which both universities and the society at large will benefit. University leaders may, however, need to manage conflicting demands posed by multiple logics in their everyday work. Drawing on interviews with university leaders at an elite Scandinavian university faculty, this paper explores how leaders balance competing logics in their everyday work so as to achieve the goals of entrepreneurial universities. The analysis of the interviews identifies mechanisms through which leaders enact different institutional logics through their practices, and how these mechanisms lead to the achievement of outcomes related to entrepreneurial activities. These findings contribute to the literature on individual-level challenges and means to align the teaching, research and entrepreneurial missions of entrepreneurial universities.
Elena Tavella; Marcel Bogers. Leadership at an Entrepreneurial University: How Department Heads Manage Multiple Logics at a Scandinavian University. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management 2020, 17, 1 .
AMA StyleElena Tavella, Marcel Bogers. Leadership at an Entrepreneurial University: How Department Heads Manage Multiple Logics at a Scandinavian University. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management. 2020; 17 (05):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElena Tavella; Marcel Bogers. 2020. "Leadership at an Entrepreneurial University: How Department Heads Manage Multiple Logics at a Scandinavian University." International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management 17, no. 05: 1.
Openness and collaboration in scientific research are attracting increasing attention from scholars and practitioners alike. However, a common understanding of these phenomena is hindered by disciplinary boundaries and disconnected research streams. We link dispersed knowledge on Open Innovation, Open Science, and related concepts such as Responsible Research and Innovation by proposing a unifying Open Innovation in Science (OIS) Research Framework. This framework captures the antecedents, contingencies, and consequences of open and collaborative practices along the entire process of generating and disseminating scientific insights and translating them into innovation. Moreover, it elucidates individual-, team-, organisation-, field-, and society‐level factors shaping OIS practices. To conceptualise the framework, we employed a collaborative approach involving 47 scholars from multiple disciplines, highlighting both tensions and commonalities between existing approaches. The OIS Research Framework thus serves as a basis for future research, informs policy discussions, and provides guidance to scientists and practitioners.
Susanne Beck; Carsten Bergenholtz; Marcel Bogers; Tiare-Maria Brasseur; Marie Louise Conradsen; Diletta Di Marco; Andreas P. Distel; Leonhard Dobusch; Daniel Dörler; Agnes Effert; Benedikt Fecher; Despoina Filiou; Lars Frederiksen; Thomas Gillier; Christoph Grimpe; Marc Gruber; Carolin Haeussler; Florian Heigl; Karin Hoisl; Katie Hyslop; Olga Kokshagina; Marcel LaFlamme; Cornelia Lawson; Hila Lifshitz-Assaf; Wolfgang Lukas; Markus Nordberg; Maria Theresa Norn; Marion Poetz; Marisa Ponti; Gernot Pruschak; Laia Pujol Priego; Agnieszka Radziwon; Janet Rafner; Gergana Romanova; Alexander Ruser; Henry Sauermann; Sonali K. Shah; Jacob F. Sherson; Julia Suess-Reyes; Christopher L. Tucci; Philipp Tuertscher; Jane Bjørn Vedel; Theresa Velden; Roberto Verganti; Jonathan Wareham; Andrea Wiggins; Sunny Mosangzi Xu. The Open Innovation in Science research field: a collaborative conceptualisation approach. Industry and Innovation 2020, 1 -50.
AMA StyleSusanne Beck, Carsten Bergenholtz, Marcel Bogers, Tiare-Maria Brasseur, Marie Louise Conradsen, Diletta Di Marco, Andreas P. Distel, Leonhard Dobusch, Daniel Dörler, Agnes Effert, Benedikt Fecher, Despoina Filiou, Lars Frederiksen, Thomas Gillier, Christoph Grimpe, Marc Gruber, Carolin Haeussler, Florian Heigl, Karin Hoisl, Katie Hyslop, Olga Kokshagina, Marcel LaFlamme, Cornelia Lawson, Hila Lifshitz-Assaf, Wolfgang Lukas, Markus Nordberg, Maria Theresa Norn, Marion Poetz, Marisa Ponti, Gernot Pruschak, Laia Pujol Priego, Agnieszka Radziwon, Janet Rafner, Gergana Romanova, Alexander Ruser, Henry Sauermann, Sonali K. Shah, Jacob F. Sherson, Julia Suess-Reyes, Christopher L. Tucci, Philipp Tuertscher, Jane Bjørn Vedel, Theresa Velden, Roberto Verganti, Jonathan Wareham, Andrea Wiggins, Sunny Mosangzi Xu. The Open Innovation in Science research field: a collaborative conceptualisation approach. Industry and Innovation. 2020; ():1-50.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSusanne Beck; Carsten Bergenholtz; Marcel Bogers; Tiare-Maria Brasseur; Marie Louise Conradsen; Diletta Di Marco; Andreas P. Distel; Leonhard Dobusch; Daniel Dörler; Agnes Effert; Benedikt Fecher; Despoina Filiou; Lars Frederiksen; Thomas Gillier; Christoph Grimpe; Marc Gruber; Carolin Haeussler; Florian Heigl; Karin Hoisl; Katie Hyslop; Olga Kokshagina; Marcel LaFlamme; Cornelia Lawson; Hila Lifshitz-Assaf; Wolfgang Lukas; Markus Nordberg; Maria Theresa Norn; Marion Poetz; Marisa Ponti; Gernot Pruschak; Laia Pujol Priego; Agnieszka Radziwon; Janet Rafner; Gergana Romanova; Alexander Ruser; Henry Sauermann; Sonali K. Shah; Jacob F. Sherson; Julia Suess-Reyes; Christopher L. Tucci; Philipp Tuertscher; Jane Bjørn Vedel; Theresa Velden; Roberto Verganti; Jonathan Wareham; Andrea Wiggins; Sunny Mosangzi Xu. 2020. "The Open Innovation in Science research field: a collaborative conceptualisation approach." Industry and Innovation , no. : 1-50.
New ventures face both liabilities of newness and smallness, which may inhibit their innovation efforts and output. However, existing research has not clearly distinguished between the two liabilities, leaving it unclear how certain determinants differentially affect innovation performance in start-ups relative to older established small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Therefore, in this study we investigate the impact of R&D investments, external knowledge sourcing and public R&D subsidies on innovation effectiveness in new versus older small firms. Employing panel data from the Spanish Community Innovation Survey (CIS), we show that R&D investments have a lower contribution to the innovation performance of new ventures, compared to older small firms. In contrast, we find that external knowledge sourcing makes a higher contribution to the innovation performance of new compared to older small firms, but only in high-tech settings. However, we find no support for a differentiating effect of R&D subsidies in new versus established small firms. Effectively, our results highlight the limited effects of internal R&D investments and R&D policy instruments to promote the growth of innovative start-ups, while highlighting potential benefits of their openness to external sources of innovation. As such, these results have important implications for research, practices and policies that relate to innovation in new ventures and SMEs, while casting doubts on the effectiveness of some of the common strategy and policy instruments to stimulate performance in small innovative start-ups.
Elena M. Gimenez-Fernandez; Francesco D. Sandulli; Marcel Bogers. Unpacking liabilities of newness and smallness in innovative start-ups: Investigating the differences in innovation performance between new and older small firms. Research Policy 2020, 49, 104049 .
AMA StyleElena M. Gimenez-Fernandez, Francesco D. Sandulli, Marcel Bogers. Unpacking liabilities of newness and smallness in innovative start-ups: Investigating the differences in innovation performance between new and older small firms. Research Policy. 2020; 49 (10):104049.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElena M. Gimenez-Fernandez; Francesco D. Sandulli; Marcel Bogers. 2020. "Unpacking liabilities of newness and smallness in innovative start-ups: Investigating the differences in innovation performance between new and older small firms." Research Policy 49, no. 10: 104049.
Forming strategic partnerships, particularly university partnerships, is among the important aspects of companies’ innovation strategies that shape their innovation performance. While research has uncovered many macro-level attributes of such partnerships, the micro-level, including the human side, of these inter-organizational relationships is only partly understood. We especially lack an understanding of how individual, manager-level characteristics facilitate company collaboration with partners such as universities. Applying a micro-foundational lens and building on 10 qualitative case studies, we identify how companies’ human capital helps overcome barriers and enhance the drivers of university–industry collaboration. We propose a two-dimensional framework consisting of companies’ human capital components and their managerial roles for university partnerships—attitudinal, relational, and cognitive—to guide future research on human capital in the context of university–industry strategic partnerships. The framework will also assist managers and recruiters in better understanding the role of human capital in their collaborations with universities.
Ekaterina Albats; Marcel Bogers; Daria Podmetina. Companies’ human capital for university partnerships: A micro-foundational perspective. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 2020, 157, 120085 .
AMA StyleEkaterina Albats, Marcel Bogers, Daria Podmetina. Companies’ human capital for university partnerships: A micro-foundational perspective. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 2020; 157 ():120085.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEkaterina Albats; Marcel Bogers; Daria Podmetina. 2020. "Companies’ human capital for university partnerships: A micro-foundational perspective." Technological Forecasting and Social Change 157, no. : 120085.
For developing countries to catch up, it is vital that they develop emerging technologies and the system that supports that development. The literature suggests developing a technological innovation system (TIS) framework to investigate the development of technologies in a country. Nonetheless, most of this research focuses on developed countries without taking into account developing countries. Therefore, in this paper, we have two main goals. First, reviewing the indicators introduced to the functional analysis of TISs and modifying these indicators based on developing countries’ circumstances. Second, applying this framework to the specific case of Iran’s renewable energy program by using these indicators for analyzing Iran’s photovoltaic TIS to identify the problems. Accordingly, we review indicators used for a functional analysis by considering the needs of developing countries, and we propose a list of indicators that can be used for assessing functions in developing countries’ TISs. The results show that, to evaluate some functions of TIS, we need to use new indicators in developing countries. Finally, we propose some policy recommendations to tackle these functional problems.
Mohammad Esmailzadeh; Siamak Noori; Alireza Aliahmadi; Hamidreza Nouralizadeh; Marcel Bogers. A Functional Analysis of Technological Innovation Systems in Developing Countries: An Evaluation of Iran’s Photovoltaic Innovation System. Sustainability 2020, 12, 2049 .
AMA StyleMohammad Esmailzadeh, Siamak Noori, Alireza Aliahmadi, Hamidreza Nouralizadeh, Marcel Bogers. A Functional Analysis of Technological Innovation Systems in Developing Countries: An Evaluation of Iran’s Photovoltaic Innovation System. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (5):2049.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMohammad Esmailzadeh; Siamak Noori; Alireza Aliahmadi; Hamidreza Nouralizadeh; Marcel Bogers. 2020. "A Functional Analysis of Technological Innovation Systems in Developing Countries: An Evaluation of Iran’s Photovoltaic Innovation System." Sustainability 12, no. 5: 2049.
Ellen Enkel; Marcel Bogers; Henry Chesbrough. Exploring open innovation in the digital age: A maturity model and future research directions. R&D Management 2020, 50, 161 -168.
AMA StyleEllen Enkel, Marcel Bogers, Henry Chesbrough. Exploring open innovation in the digital age: A maturity model and future research directions. R&D Management. 2020; 50 (1):161-168.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEllen Enkel; Marcel Bogers; Henry Chesbrough. 2020. "Exploring open innovation in the digital age: A maturity model and future research directions." R&D Management 50, no. 1: 161-168.
Purpose This paper describes the case of how the Danish beer manufacturer, Carlsberg, developed the Green Fiber Bottle as part of its sustainability program through an open innovation approach in collaboration with complementary partners. It thereby illustrates how a grand challenge associated with sustainability can be effectively addressed through open innovation and reveals the opportunities and challenges that emerge in that context. Design/methodology/approach The paper summarizes some key elements of the case and, in particular, discusses some of the lessons learned, which can be further explored in future research, practice, and policy. Findings The case suggests a number of key issues that are relevant when attempting to address grand challenges, in general, and sustainability in the food and beverage (F&B) industry, in particular, namely: leveraging open innovation in the face of sustainability as a grand challenge; sustainability beyond a solid business case; opportunities and challenges in the face of new business models; the importance of early wins for addressing societal challenges for signals and scaling; and the importance of the Nordic context and long-term vision. Originality/value The case describes a recent (and to some extent still ongoing) initiative of how a particular F&B company has explored new approaches to developing its sustainability program. Therefore, it highlights some of the unique characteristics of this case. This paper also lays the groundwork for the establishment of “Sustainable Open Innovation” as a domain in its own right.
Marcel Bogers; Henry Chesbrough; Robert Strand. Sustainable open innovation to address a grand challenge. British Food Journal 2020, 122, 1505 -1517.
AMA StyleMarcel Bogers, Henry Chesbrough, Robert Strand. Sustainable open innovation to address a grand challenge. British Food Journal. 2020; 122 (5):1505-1517.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarcel Bogers; Henry Chesbrough; Robert Strand. 2020. "Sustainable open innovation to address a grand challenge." British Food Journal 122, no. 5: 1505-1517.
Open innovation has become well established as a new imperative for organizing innovation. In line with the increased use in industry, it has also attracted a lot of attention in academia. However, understanding the full benefits and possible limits of open innovation still remains a challenge. We draw on strategic management theory to describe some of these benefits and limits. More specifically, we develop a dynamic capabilities framework as a way to better understand the strategic management of open innovation, which can then help to better explain both success and failure in open innovation. With this background, as guest editors we introduce select papers published in this Special Section of California Management Review that were originally presented at the fifth annual World Open Innovation Conference, held in San Francisco, California, in December of 2018.
Marcel Bogers; Henry Chesbrough; Sohvi Heaton; David J. Teece. Strategic Management of Open Innovation: A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective. California Management Review 2019, 62, 77 -94.
AMA StyleMarcel Bogers, Henry Chesbrough, Sohvi Heaton, David J. Teece. Strategic Management of Open Innovation: A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective. California Management Review. 2019; 62 (1):77-94.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarcel Bogers; Henry Chesbrough; Sohvi Heaton; David J. Teece. 2019. "Strategic Management of Open Innovation: A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective." California Management Review 62, no. 1: 77-94.
Mehdi Bagherzadeh; Stefan Markovic; Marcel Bogers. Managing Open Innovation: A Project-Level Perspective. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management 2019, 68, 301 -316.
AMA StyleMehdi Bagherzadeh, Stefan Markovic, Marcel Bogers. Managing Open Innovation: A Project-Level Perspective. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 2019; 68 (1):301-316.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMehdi Bagherzadeh; Stefan Markovic; Marcel Bogers. 2019. "Managing Open Innovation: A Project-Level Perspective." IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management 68, no. 1: 301-316.
Agnieszka Radziwon; Marcel Bogers. Open innovation in SMEs: Exploring inter-organizational relationships in an ecosystem. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 2019, 146, 573 -587.
AMA StyleAgnieszka Radziwon, Marcel Bogers. Open innovation in SMEs: Exploring inter-organizational relationships in an ecosystem. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 2019; 146 ():573-587.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAgnieszka Radziwon; Marcel Bogers. 2019. "Open innovation in SMEs: Exploring inter-organizational relationships in an ecosystem." Technological Forecasting and Social Change 146, no. : 573-587.
Leveraging external sources of knowledge has become a vital element of innovation strategy, especially in emerging markets, where many firms lack the sophisticated knowledge required to innovate. However, extant research in this domain puts little emphasis on emerging economies and also typically treats openness as a firm-level concept. In contrast, this study investigates how individual employees rely on both internal and external knowledge to increase their innovative work output (and, secondarily, their customer acquisition performance) and how their supervising manager’s characteristics moderate these mechanisms. Using hierarchical linear modeling of data collected from 123 employees and 50 managers in telecommunications companies in the emerging market of Vietnam, we find support for our hypothesized relationships. These findings have important implications for research and practice as they highlight the role of the individual employee in open innovation, the need for considering a more distributed set of organizational functions, and the relevance for emerging markets.
Yuosre F. Badir; Björn Frank; Marcel Bogers. Employee-level open innovation in emerging markets: linking internal, external, and managerial resources. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science 2019, 48, 891 -913.
AMA StyleYuosre F. Badir, Björn Frank, Marcel Bogers. Employee-level open innovation in emerging markets: linking internal, external, and managerial resources. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. 2019; 48 (5):891-913.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYuosre F. Badir; Björn Frank; Marcel Bogers. 2019. "Employee-level open innovation in emerging markets: linking internal, external, and managerial resources." Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science 48, no. 5: 891-913.
The purpose of this paper is to focus on emerging research avenues for artisan entrepreneurship. The key findings of the articles in the special journal issue are discussed in terms of potential research issues that need to be discussed in future work. An overview of the main themes of artisan entrepreneurship in terms of cultural and tourism perspectives is undertaken. This helps to establish artisan entrepreneurship as a new and emerging field of entrepreneurship studies. There is more interest in artisan entrepreneurship due to its role in revitalizing economies and placing emphasis on cultural heritage and traditions. This paper will provide directions for future research on artisan, cultural and tourism entrepreneurship.
Vanessa Ratten; Carlos Costa; Marcel Bogers. Artisan, cultural and tourism entrepreneurship. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 2019, 25, 582 -591.
AMA StyleVanessa Ratten, Carlos Costa, Marcel Bogers. Artisan, cultural and tourism entrepreneurship. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research. 2019; 25 (4):582-591.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVanessa Ratten; Carlos Costa; Marcel Bogers. 2019. "Artisan, cultural and tourism entrepreneurship." International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 25, no. 4: 582-591.
While open innovation has been increasingly adopted in developed countries, firms from emerging markets such as Brazil markedly fall behind this trend. Our understanding of the reasons behind this phenomenon remains nevertheless limited, since most research focuses on the industrialized world. In this paper, we aim to inspire the academic community to investigate the issue of why companies from emerging economies such as Brazil have limited open innovation strategies, when they need to draw on external partners as to overcome the institutional, resource and capability constraints they are subject to. We build on the argument that latecomer firms in emerging economies need to actively use open innovation more than ever, as to overcome internal rigidities and spur the innovative resources and capabilities required for the digital transformation and for addressing grand societal challenges. In reviewing current research on openness and especially in the Brazilian setting, we contend that it is a relevant empirical context to study, giving the potential to uncover unique mechanisms and theoretical relations by asking (and possibly answering) novel research questions. Building on a conceptual framework that links various implementation levels of open innovation, we identify themes that are either less well researched or contested and thereby suggest challenges and opportunities for future research.
Marcel Bogers; Ana Burcharth; Henry Chesbrough. Open Innovation in Brazil: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges. International Journal of Innovation 2019, 7, 177 -191.
AMA StyleMarcel Bogers, Ana Burcharth, Henry Chesbrough. Open Innovation in Brazil: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges. International Journal of Innovation. 2019; 7 (2):177-191.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarcel Bogers; Ana Burcharth; Henry Chesbrough. 2019. "Open Innovation in Brazil: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges." International Journal of Innovation 7, no. 2: 177-191.
Firms’ capability to develop sustainability-oriented innovation (SOI) can be enhanced by stakeholder engagement (SE) in order to acquire a wide range of external knowledge to support innovation efforts and outcomes. While we understand some of the transactional and relational attributes at stake for firms to leverage engagement with external stakeholders, we do not yet fully understand all the underlying mechanisms that are conducive to greater SOI outputs. At the same time, stakeholder theory emphasizes the importance of such engagement for firms’ financial performance (FP), even though the related findings are far from conclusive. Therefore, this paper suggests and tests a mediation model to investigate the associations between SE, SOI and FP. Based on data collected from 101 mineral companies in Norway, the results show that both transactional and relational interactions are important for improving SOI outputs, and that SOI fully mediates the association between SE and FP (measured by profitability). This suggests that external engagement activities do not directly link to FP, and that the financial benefit begins to appear once a firm is able to transform the acquired knowledge from external stakeholders into innovative outputs. Such open innovation approach thus requires a sustainability orientation to ultimately materialize into a performance benefit.
Babak Ghassim; Marcel Bogers. Linking stakeholder engagement to profitability through sustainability-oriented innovation: A quantitative study of the minerals industry. Journal of Cleaner Production 2019, 224, 905 -919.
AMA StyleBabak Ghassim, Marcel Bogers. Linking stakeholder engagement to profitability through sustainability-oriented innovation: A quantitative study of the minerals industry. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2019; 224 ():905-919.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBabak Ghassim; Marcel Bogers. 2019. "Linking stakeholder engagement to profitability through sustainability-oriented innovation: A quantitative study of the minerals industry." Journal of Cleaner Production 224, no. : 905-919.
In recent years, public sector organizations have increasingly focused on citizen contribution by adopting instruments known from open innovation. By collaborating with the periphery and leveraging external knowledge, government institutions initiate social innovation and stimulate a positive change for society. This article examines the involvement of citizens in an ideation platform initiated by a local government and investigates the motivations affecting participation intensity. Drawing on self‐determination theory, we analyze what motivates citizens to participate in an open government platform and how these motivations influence participation quantity. Based on a survey among platform users and the analysis of usage data from the platform operator, we find that motivations of citizen participation in public administration greatly vary across forms of participation. Whereas, intrinsic motivation is positively associated with producing and consuming platform content, external and introjected regulation negatively relate to individuals’ active contribution. At the same time, external regulation is positively associated with evaluation behavior.
Lisa Schmidthuber; Frank Piller; Marcel Bogers; Dennis Hilgers. Citizen participation in public administration: investigating open government for social innovation. R&D Management 2019, 49, 343 -355.
AMA StyleLisa Schmidthuber, Frank Piller, Marcel Bogers, Dennis Hilgers. Citizen participation in public administration: investigating open government for social innovation. R&D Management. 2019; 49 (3):343-355.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLisa Schmidthuber; Frank Piller; Marcel Bogers; Dennis Hilgers. 2019. "Citizen participation in public administration: investigating open government for social innovation." R&D Management 49, no. 3: 343-355.
This study explores how a community uses open innovation over time to tackle a global societal challenge. we conduct an in‐depth case study of OpenMRS, an open‐source software community providing affordable medical record‐keeping software in developing nations. We develop a process model that describes how inbound, outbound, and coupled open innovation influenced the community through four discrete phases of community development. We explain how the founders’ vision led to the creation of the community, and how increasing community participation and community governance facilitated its growth. Interestingly, we found that economic opportunities made possible by open innovation may paradoxically create challenges to community sustainability. Ultimately, this study expands our understanding of open innovation communities in different settings, and their role in addressing societal challenges.
Jonathan Sims; Judy Gichoya; Gaurab Bhardwaj; Marcel Bogers. Write Code, Save Lives: How a Community Uses Open Innovation to Address a Societal Challenge. R&D Management 2018, 49, 369 -382.
AMA StyleJonathan Sims, Judy Gichoya, Gaurab Bhardwaj, Marcel Bogers. Write Code, Save Lives: How a Community Uses Open Innovation to Address a Societal Challenge. R&D Management. 2018; 49 (3):369-382.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJonathan Sims; Judy Gichoya; Gaurab Bhardwaj; Marcel Bogers. 2018. "Write Code, Save Lives: How a Community Uses Open Innovation to Address a Societal Challenge." R&D Management 49, no. 3: 369-382.
Extant research has found superior performance of firms located in clusters. However, it is unclear whether this is based on mere proximity or other unobserved factors. We extend this literature by developing a framework to examine in what way institutions promote open innovation processes between clustered firms. Specifically, we develop a set of hypotheses to investigate to what extent structural and relational elements in a cluster organization affect the open innovation culture. Our model integrates effects of agglomeration, networks, information asymmetries and trust on open innovation culture. We focus on the underlying organizational norms established in clustered firms in relation to open innovation. Specifically, we measure open innovation culture in terms of not-invented- and not-sold-here syndromes, which is facilitated by the integration of trust and reduced by information asymmetry within the cluster region. We test this framework using novel and unique data from member and non-member firms of a cluster initiative in a German high-tech cluster. Our findings from moderation analysis show that a regulatory body in the cluster significantly influences the emergence of both inbound and outbound open innovation activities by member firms in the cluster initiative through increased effects of trust and information asymmetries. Thereby, our paper contributes to literatures of open innovation, including networks of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), and cluster policy.
Volker Nestle; Florian A. Täube; Sven Heidenreich; Marcel Bogers. Establishing open innovation culture in cluster initiatives: The role of trust and information asymmetry. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 2018, 146, 563 -572.
AMA StyleVolker Nestle, Florian A. Täube, Sven Heidenreich, Marcel Bogers. Establishing open innovation culture in cluster initiatives: The role of trust and information asymmetry. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 2018; 146 ():563-572.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVolker Nestle; Florian A. Täube; Sven Heidenreich; Marcel Bogers. 2018. "Establishing open innovation culture in cluster initiatives: The role of trust and information asymmetry." Technological Forecasting and Social Change 146, no. : 563-572.