From outsourcing to Open Innovation: A case study in the oil industry

International Journal of Technology Intelligence and Planning

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 182-196

  Pellegrini, Luisa ^a   Lazzarotti, Valentina ^b   Pizzurno, Emanuele ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CREMS Centre for Research on Health Economics Social and Health Care Management Carlo Cattaneo University LIUC   (Italy)

^c ENI S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; OI; Oil industry; Open innovation; Outsourcing

Indexed keywords

OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OUTSOURCING; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY; EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTIONS; OFFSHORE OPERATIONS; OIL INDUSTRIES; OPEN INNOVATION; SERVICE COMPANIES; STRUCTURED APPROACH; WELL ACTIVITIES;

OFFSHORE OIL WELLS;

EID: 84865255071     PISSN: 17402832     EISSN: 17402840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTIP.2012.048476     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Bakewell, C., Horsley, C. and Futerfas, A. (2005) 'Innovation lacking in high-tech world of oil: new technologies needed to develop unconventional resources', Oil & Gas Financial Journal, Vol. 2, No. 4, Available from http://www.ogfj.com/articles/print/volume-2/issue-4/features/ innovationlacking-in-high-tech-world-of-oil-new-technologies-needed-to-develop- unconventionalresources.html
2. Barreau, S. (2002) 'Innovations and external growth strategy: the case of oil and gas supply and service companies', Oil & Gas Science and Technology-Rev. IFP, Vol. 57, No. 2, pp.193-203. (Pubitemid 34536432)
3. Bengtsson, L. and von Hartman, L. (2005) 'Outsourcing manufacturing and its effect on firm performance', CINet Conference, 4-6 September, Brighton, pp.1-14.
4. Bozon, I., Hall, S. and Øygard, S. (2005) 'What's next for big oil', The McKinsey Quarterly, Vol. 2, pp.95-104.
5. Bross, M. (2008) Innovation at the Speed of Life, WEF, Available from: http://www.weforum.org/pdf/ energy-industry/EnergyVision.pdf
6. Brusoni, S., Prencipe, A. and Pavitt, K. (2001) 'Knowledge specialisation, organisational coupling, and the boundaries of the firm: why do firms know more than they make?', Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 46, pp.597-621. (Pubitemid 33385929)
7. CERA (2008) Solving the Energy Puzzle through Innovation, CERA, Available from: http://www.cera.com/aspx/cda/public1/news/pressReleases/ pressReleaseDetails.aspx?CID=9434
8. Chesbrough, H.W. (2006) Open Business Models: How to Thrive in the New Innovation Landscape, Harvard Business School Press, Boston.
9. Chesbrough, H.W. and Appleyard, M.M. (2007) 'Open innovation and strategy', California Management Review, Vol. 50, No. 1, Fall, pp.57-76.
10. Chiaroni, D., Chiesa, V. and Frattini, F. (2009) 'Investigating the adoption of open innovation in the bio-pharmaceutical industry. A framework and an empirical analysis', European Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp.285-305.
11. Chiesa, V. and Manzini, R. (1998) 'Organising for technological collaborations: a managerial perspective', R&D Management, Vol. 28, No. 3, pp.199-212.
12. Clô, A., Grant, R.M., Migliavacca, S. and Pizzurno, E. (2008) 'Le strategie competitive delle imprese petrolifere internazionali', Economia & Management, Vol. 1, pp.9-22.
13. Cohen, W. and Levinthal, D. (1990) 'Absorptive capacity: a new perspective on learning and innovation', Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 35, pp.128-152.
14. Dahlaner, L. and Gann, D.M. (2010) 'How open is innovation?', Research Policy, Vol. 39, pp.699-709.
15. Davies, P. (1999) 'The changing world petroleum industry - bigger fish in a larger pond', The CEPMLP Internet Journal, Vol. 6, No. 14, Available from http://www.dundee.ac.uk/cepmlp/journal/html/ vol6/vol6-14.html
16. Dittrich, K. (2005) Nokia's Strategic Change by Means of Alliance Networks. A Case of Adopting the Open Innovation Paradigm?, [Online], Open Innovation, Available from: http://www.openinnovation.eu/download/ KDNokiacase20openinnovationNov2005KDittrich.pdf
17. Dittrich, K. and Duysters, G. (2007) 'Networking as a means to strategy change: the case of open innovation in mobile telephony', Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 24, pp.510-521. (Pubitemid 47561744)
18. Dittrich, K., Duysters, G. and de Man, A.P. (2007) 'Strategic repositioning by means of alliance networks: the case of IBM', Research Policy, Vol. 36, No. 10, pp.1496-1511. (Pubitemid 350101732)
19. Domberger, S. (1998) The Contracting Organization: A Strategic Guide to Outsourcing, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
20. Enkel, E., Gassmann, O. and Chesbrough, H. (2009) 'Open R&D and open innovation: exploring the phenomenon', R&D Management, Vol. 39, No. 4, pp.311-316.
21. Gassmann, O., Enkel, E. and Chesbrough, H. (2010) 'The future of open innovation', R&D Management, Vol. 40, No. 3, pp.213-221.
22. Graczewski, T. and de Man, A.P. (2006) Partnering for the Future. The Case of the METRO Group Future Store Initiative, Available from: http://www.openinnovation.eu/download/METROwhitepaperdefAPdeMan7-2-2006.pdf
23. Grant, R (2005) 'Oil companies strategies form 1970 to the present', Encyclopedia of Hydrocarbons, Volume IV/Hydrocarbons: Economics, Policies, and Legislation, Rome, pp.301-321.
24. Henkel, J. (2006) 'Selective revealing in open innovation processes: the case of embedded Linux', Research Policy, Vol. 35, No. 7, pp.953-969.
25. Huston, L. and Sakkab, N. (2006) 'Connect and develop, 2006, Inside Procter and Gamble's new model for innovation', Harvard Business Review, Vol. 85, pp.58-66.
26. IEA (2009) World Energy Outlook 2009, [Online], International Energy Agency, Available from: http://www.iea.org/speech/2009/Tanaka/WEO2009-Press- Conference.pdf
27. Keupp, M.M. and Gassmann, O. (2009) 'Determinants and archetype users of open innovation', R&D Management, Vol. 39, No. 4, pp.331-341.
28. Laursen, K. and Salter, A. (2006) 'Open for innovation: the role of openness in explaining innovation performance among', UK Manufacturing Firms, Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp.131-150. (Pubitemid 43186021)
29. Lichtenthaler, U. (2008) 'Open innovation in practice: an analysis of strategic approaches to technology transactions', IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 55, No. 1, pp.148-157. (Pubitemid 351314646)
30. Lichtenthaler, U. (2011) 'Is open innovation a field of study or a communication barrier to theory development?'A contribution to the current debate', Technovation, Vol. 31, pp.138-139.
31. Pozzi, D. (2009) 'Dai gatti selvaggi al cane a sei zampe. Tecnologia, conoscenza e organizzazione nell'Agip e nell'Eni di Enrico Mattei', Venice, Marsilio.
32. Prencipe, A. (1997) 'Technological competencies and product's evolutionary dynamics: a case study from the aero-engine industry', Research Policy, Vol. 25, pp.1261-1276. (Pubitemid 127412758)
33. Rae, J. (2008) A Ripe Time for Open Innovation, [Online], Business Week, Available from: http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/mar2008/id20080319- 656312.htm
34. Trott, P. and Hartmann, D. (2009) Why 'open innovation' is old wine in new bottles, International Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. 13, pp.715-736.
35. van de Vrande, V., Lemmens, C. and Vanhaverbeke, W. (2006) 'Choosing governance modes for external technology sourcing', R&D Management, Vol. 36, No. 3, pp.347-363. (Pubitemid 43824129)
36. Vanhaverbeke, W., Cloodt, M. and Van de Vrande, V. (2007) 'Connecting absorptive capacity and open innovation', CAS Workshop on 'Innovation in Firms', 30 October-1 November, Asker, Available from http://www.cas.uio.no/research/ 0708innovation/CASworkshop-VanhaverbekeEtAl.pdf
37. WEF (2008a) Solving the Energy Puzzle Through Innovation, [Online], World Economic Forum, Available from: http://www.weforum.org/pdf/energy-industry/ EnergyVision.pdf
38. WEF (2008b) Issue Surveys, [Online], World Economic Forum, Available from: http://www.weforum.org/en/ip/energy/Issuesurvey/index.htm
39. Windrum, P., Reinstaller, A. and Bull, C. (2009) 'The outsourcing productivity paradox: total outsourcing, organisational innovation, and long run productivity growth', Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Vol. 19, No. 2, April, pp.197-229.
40. Zahra, S.A. and George, G. (2002) 'Absorptive capacity: a review, reconceptualization, and extension', Academy of Management Review, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp.185-203.