Establishing a Typology of Open Innovation Strategies

The website Springer posted a study which appeared in the Asia Pacific Journal of Management which noted that a lack of relational mechanisms makes it difficult for collaborative partners in an open innovation project to share their knowledge assets. Existing literature lacks a clear explanation of how knowledge and relational mechanisms simultaneously function for innovation success. In response, this study attempts to answer: (1) Can archetypes of open innovation strategies be identified by knowledge and relational mechanisms simultaneously? And, (2) Do they differ in their ability to predict innovation success under the condition of innovation process characteristics?

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