Machine generated contents note: -- Foreword: Charles C. Snow -- 1. Open Innovation: Learning from Alliance Research; Joel West -- 2. Open Innovation Business Models and the Role of Strategic Alliances; Refik Culpan -- 3. Open Innovation through R&D Partnership: Implementation Challenges and Routes to Success; Nadine Roijakkers, John Bell, Jaco Fok, and Wim Vanhaverberke. -- 4. Relational Drivers for Open Innovation Alliances in Biochemistry?; Emiel F.M. Wubben, Andre van Meijeren, and Vincent Blok -- 5. Open Innovation and Internationalization Behavior of Firms; Ana M. Moreno-Mene;ndez, and Jose C. Casillas -- 6. Accessing Innovation in the Supply Chains; Richard R. Young -- 7. Genesis and Evolution of the Xerox P&G Co-Innovation Partnership: Lessons Learned; Robert DeFillippi, Colette Dumas, and Sushil Bhatia -- 8. The Role of Open Innovation in Business-University R&D Collaborations; Ravi Chinta and Refik Culpan -- 9. The Big Data Lever for Strategic Alliances; Mariann Jelinek, Steve Barr, Mary Paul Mugge, and Richard Kouri -- 10. Open Innovation and KIBS Startups: Technology- and Market-based Alliance Portfolio Configurations; Brian V. Tjemkes, Eduard H. de Pineda, Marc D. Bahlmann, Ard-Pieter de Man, and Alexander S. Alexiev -- 11. R&D Partnership Portfolio Strategies for Breakthrough Innovations: Development of Knowledge Exchange Capabilities; Scott Mooty and Ben L. Kedia -- 12. Corporate Groups and Open Innovation: The Case of Panasonic in Japan; Hiroyuki Nakazono, Takashi Hikino and Asli M. Colpan -- 13. Open Innovation Ecosystems in the Software Industry; Mehmet Gencer and Beyza Oba -- 14. Challenges and Prospects of Open Innovation through Strategic Alliances; Refik Culpan.
Summary:
"Open Innovation through Strategic Alliances demonstrates the vital role and applications of strategic alliances in organizations when creating and applying knowledge for the development of new products, technologies, or business models. This edited collection builds solid knowledge sources and insights into understanding open innovation through inter-organizational alliances. Culpan provides readers with a clear and comprehensive understanding of the utilization of inter-firm partnerships in realizing firm innovation, which is considered crucial for achieving long-term growth and competitive advantage. This book is a valuable tool for understanding the theoretical and practical insights of open innovation business models using strategic alliances"-- Provided by publisher. "This volume consists studies by more than 30 scholars around the world examining open innovation through strategic alliances between firms, as well as business- university R&D collaborations so that the reader will have a clear and comprehensive understanding of the utilization of inter-firm partnership in realizing firm innovation that is considered crucial for achieving firm profitability and sustainable competitive advantage. Moreover, by highlighting different open innovation models and modes and discussing the theoretical basis of open innovation, the volume demonstrates the use of strategic alliances for open innovation in such industries as biochemistry, software industry, and consumer goods. Furthermore, it explicates the role of big data on the relational networks. In addition, it demonstrates open innovation applications with such company cases as Panasonic, Japan; Xerox-P&G co-innovation, the US, Shell and Philips of the Netherlands. Finally, it elaborates on the challenges and prospects of open innovation through strategic alliances"-- Provided by publisher.
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