The effect of selective openness on value creation in user innovation communities

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 392-407

  Balka, Kerstin ^b   Raasch, Christina ^a   Herstatt, Cornelius ^b  

^a TUM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; OPEN SYSTEMS; PRODUCT DESIGN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

COMMUNITY PERCEPTIONS; CONTINGENCY FACTORS; HARDWARE INDUSTRIES; INNOVATION PROJECTS; MANAGERIAL PRACTICES; ON-LINE COMMUNITIES; OPEN INNOVATION; USER COMMUNITIES;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84893115950     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpim.12102     Document Type: Article

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