Open innovation in SMEs: Trends, motives and management challenges

Technovation

Volumn 29, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 423-437

  van de Vrande, Vareska ^a   de Jong, Jeroen P J ^b   Vanhaverbeke, Wim ^c   de Rochemont, Maurice ^d  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b EIM Group   (Netherlands)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Incidence; Managerial challenges; Motives; Open innovation; Perceived trend; SMEs; Technology markets

Indexed keywords

INCIDENCE; MANAGERIAL CHALLENGES; MOTIVES; OPEN INNOVATION; PERCEIVED TREND; SMES;

COMMERCE; COMPETITION; ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

INNOVATION;

EID: 67349278292     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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