Business models for open innovation: Matching heterogeneous open innovation strategies with business model dimensions

European Management Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 201-213

  Saebi, Tina ^a   Foss, Nicolai J ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Business models; Knowledge processes; Open innovation strategies; Organizational design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929289193     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2014.11.002     Document Type: Article

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