Exploring innovation through open networks: A review and initial research questions

IIMB Management Review

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 69-82

  Ye, Jonathan ^a   Kankanhalli, Atreyi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND BUSINESS SCHOOL   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Inbound open innovation; Innovation performance; Knowledge brokering; Open networks; Seekers; Solvers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878561306     PISSN: 09703896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iimb.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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