Business Models for Sustainable Development: The Case of a Kenyan Sustainable Enterprise
The Springer website reported the findings of an in-depth case study research with the Kenyan sustainable enterprise Corec. Based in Kariobangi (a slum in Nairobi), Corec aims to provide opportunities for marginalized youths through the collection and recycling of waste plastics. The results of this research reveal two important phases by which a sustainable
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The Evolving Nature of Open Innovation Governance
The Science Direct website posted a study which noted that there is growing recognition that the governance of open innovation is interdependent with the outcome being developed. This paper addresses the dynamic nature of open innovation governance through an in-depth, longitudinal case study of a commercial
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Managing the Challenges of Business-to-Business Open Innovation in Complex Projects
The Science Direct website posted a study which noted that research shows that knowledge sharing and system integration are two major challenges posed by openness to business partners in complex innovation projects. However, there remains limited research on the microfoundations (i.e., actions and practices)
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The Effect of Open Innovation Strategies on Business Models in the Automotive Sector
The Inder Science Online website posted an article which explores how the adoption of an open innovation strategy changes the business model, specifically, in the case of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Previous studies have mainly addressed this topic theoretically, and the original contribution
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Managing the Challenges of Business-to-Business Open Innovation in Complex Projects
The Science Direct website posted an article which noted that research shows that knowledge sharing and system integration are two major challenges posed by openness to business partners in complex innovation projects. However, there remains limited research on the microfoundations (i.e., actions and
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Open Innovation Labs: How Lockheed Brought Better Security to Fighter Jets
The DevOps.com website reported that Open Innovation Labs were developed by Red Hat as immersive training grounds to help its enterprise customers figure out how to deliver better software, faster. “By working with the Red Hat Open Innovation Labs team, we changed everything—our toolchain, our
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Absorbing In-Bound Knowledge Within Open Innovation Processes
The Emerald Insight website posted a study which investigated the way companies involved in Open Innovation Processes routinize the procedure through which they can absorb in-bound knowledge, using a case study of Fiat Chrysler. In-bound knowledge passes through the phases of acquisition, assimilation,
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Barriers to Innovating with Open Government Data
The IOS Press website noted that open government data (OGD) can enable outbound open innovation (OI) that is beneficial to society. However, innovation barriers hinder OGD users from generating value. While previous studies have detailed a large number of such barriers, little is known of how different
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A Framework Based on Sustainability, Open Innovation, and Value Cocreation
The MDPI website posted a paper which deals with a case study in an Italian maritime cluster seen through a multiple paradigms framework, based on Sustainability, Open Innovation, and Value Co-creation . The proposed theoretical framework helps to interpret a true phenomenon consisting of the design
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Case #6 – Siemens Enterprise Communications facing ‘open competition’
Having barely been able to hold back for five postings, it’s finally time to begin tooting my own horn – but not only because I think Competition from the Commons? Siemens Enterprise Communications and Asterisk (Case 308-388-1 at