Identification of innovation solvers in open innovation communities using swarm intelligence

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 109, Issue , 2016, Pages 15-24

  Martinez Torres, Rocio ^a   Olmedilla, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Innovation solvers; Open innovation; Particle swarm optimization; Social network analysis; User innovation communities

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO); SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY; LARGE VOLUMES; OPEN INNOVATION; SWARM INTELLIGENCE; USER INNOVATION;

INNOVATION;

IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INNOVATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NETWORK ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 84969543179     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2016.05.007     Document Type: Article

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