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Open Innovation in Inter-Organisational Networks in the IT Industry

In: Managing Open Innovation Technologies

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  • Karlheinz Kautz

    (Copenhagen Business School, Operations Management)

  • Sameen M. Rab

    (NNIT Management Consulting)

  • Michael Sinnet

    (Danske Capital, Kgs.)

Abstract

Open innovation has been recognised by the IT industry as a novel way to create innovation, where organisations open their innovation processes and cooperate with others to develop new products and services. We study open innovation by looking at another new trend, innovation through customising standard software as a business model. We investigate the open innovation activities of an inter-organisational network which consists of a small customising company, a large global software producer and other involved companies. We integrate formally separate aspects of open innovation and inter-organisational networks, broaden the view from one focal firm to the relations in a network of companies and underline the importance of balanced formal and informal relations, and ‘coopetive’ and opportunistic behaviour for the open innovation process.

Suggested Citation

  • Karlheinz Kautz & Sameen M. Rab & Michael Sinnet, 2013. "Open Innovation in Inter-Organisational Networks in the IT Industry," Springer Books, in: Jenny S. Z. Eriksson Lundström & Mikael Wiberg & Stefan Hrastinski & Mats Edenius & Pär J. Ågerfalk (ed.), Managing Open Innovation Technologies, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 67-89, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-642-31650-0_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-31650-0_5
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