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Open Innovation in Health Care

In: Challenges and Opportunities in Health Care Management

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  • Ronny Reinhardt

    (Technische Universität Dresden)

  • Angelika C. Bullinger

    (Technische Universität Chemnitz)

  • Sebastian Gurtner

    (Technische Universität Dresden)

Abstract

Traditionally, the dominant form of innovation required that firms generate ideas internally and subsequently develop and market resulting products themselves. Yet, this mode of innovation is not always the best solution, because a single firm might not possess all relevant knowledge or capabilities. The open innovation concept, therefore, postulates that ideas and knowledge should be used as both inputs and outputs for the innovation process. In contrast to other industries, the health care industry holds peculiarities that influence and restrict the open innovation concept. This chapter analyses existing literature to describe the current state of research for open innovation in general and to specifically analyze health care industry characteristics. We discuss differences in organizations, norms, regulations and data protection, intellectual property (IP) protection culture as well as innovation complexity and information asymmetry. In addition, we present solutions for each of these peculiarities to develop a comprehensive understanding of open innovation in health care.

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  • Ronny Reinhardt & Angelika C. Bullinger & Sebastian Gurtner, 2015. "Open Innovation in Health Care," Springer Books, in: Sebastian Gurtner & Katja Soyez (ed.), Challenges and Opportunities in Health Care Management, edition 127, pages 237-246, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-319-12178-9_19
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-12178-9_19
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