How should firms reconcile their open innovation capabilities for incorporating external actors in innovations aimed at sustainable development?

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 170, Issue , 2018, Pages 950-965

  Behnam, Sarah ^a   Cagliano, Raffaella ^b   Grijalvo, Mercedes ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b School of Management   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Capability development; External integration; Open innovation; Sustainability oriented innovation

Indexed keywords

MAPPING; PLANNING;

CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; INNOVATION CAPABILITY; INNOVATION PROJECTS; MULTIPLE-CASE STUDY; OPEN INNOVATION; RELATIONAL CAPABILITIES; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 85031894595     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.09.168     Document Type: Article

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