Enabling knowledge creation through outsiders: Towards a push model of open innovation

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 411-431

  Spaeth, Sebastian ^a   Stuermer, Matthias ^a   Von Krogh, Georg ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Governance structure' enabling contexts; Innovation; Knowledge creation; Open innovation; Open source software

Indexed keywords

OPEN DATA; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE; OPEN SYSTEMS;

ADAPTIVE GOVERNANCE; DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENTRY BARRIERS; GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES; KNOWLEDGE CREATIONS; OPEN INNOVATION; SOURCE CODES;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77958005649     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2010.035983     Document Type: Article

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