The impact of outside-in open innovation on innovation performance

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 496-520

  Inauen, Matthias ^a   Schenker Wicki, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Innovation; Innovation performance; Open innovation; Openness; Outside in process; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053640465     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14601061111174934     Document Type: Article

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