| dc.description.abstract | Open innovation paradigm considers that, in order to advance technologies and markets, firms
can and should leverage internal and external knowledge, ideas, expertise, and paths to
market. Open innovation being an emerging area of study, the current body of literature is not
extensive enough for posing causal questions. Two in-depth case studies at SAP Co-Innovation
Lab and IBM India Research Lab were conducted in this research to explore the
operationalization aspects of open innovation principles in Information Technology projects.
These cases were used to explain how firms identify, assimilate, and integrate external
knowledge. As an output of this study, a model was developed to explain the organizational
rationale to collaborate, partner selection process, and execution aspects of open innovation
projects. | en_US |
