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How to measure collaboration in an open innovation context

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  • Emilia Lamberti
  • Mauro Caputo
  • Francesca Michelino
  • Antonello Cammarano

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The paper suggests a multidimensional measurement system assessing collaboration in an open innovation context by the use of: 1) costs and revenues deriving from joint development processes; 2) joint patents as the outcome of such activities. Three metrics are introduced to evaluate the weight of collaborations on both the total business of companies and their patent portfolio: collaboration costs share, collaboration revenues share and joint patents share. A sample of 114 worldwide top R%D spending bio-pharmaceutical firms is analysed and eight clusters are defined, from closed sole-patenting to coupled joint-patenting. The work proposes a novel way to assess collaboration processes, identifying their impact on the business model of companies. Furthermore, it integrates metrics for collaboration process and outputs within a comprehensive measurement system. Drawing on objective and available data from both consolidated annual reports and PATSTAT, the framework allows managers to evaluate the collaborative position of their firms, monitoring its evolution and benchmarking with competitors.

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  • Emilia Lamberti & Mauro Caputo & Francesca Michelino & Antonello Cammarano, 2017. "How to measure collaboration in an open innovation context," International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 14(3), pages 301-326.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:14:y:2017:i:3:p:301-326
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    Cited by:

    1. Yu-Chun Chen & Min-Nan Chen, 2020. "Social Trust and Open Innovation in an Informal Economy: The Emergence of Shenzhen Mobile Phone Industry," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-18, January.
    2. Francesco Cappa & Federica Rosso & Darren Hayes, 2019. "Monetary and Social Rewards for Crowdsourcing," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-14, May.

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