scholarly journals OPEN FOR BUSINESS: UNIVERSITIES, ENTREPRENEURIAL ACADEMICS AND OPEN INNOVATION

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (06) ◽  
pp. 1540013 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALLEN T. ALEXANDER ◽  
KRISTEL MILLER ◽  
SEAN FIELDING
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Quadruple Helix ◽  
Innovation Theory ◽  
Academic Entrepreneurs ◽  
New Models

The emergence of open innovation theory and practice, alongside the evolution to a quadruple helix system of innovation, has led to a need for universities to rethink their models of engagement with industry and wider society. One important element in this system is the entrepreneurial academics; however, there is a lack of research considering the motivations of entrepreneurial academics, who differ from academic entrepreneurs, to engage in knowledge transfer in line with open innovation policy. This research offers practical insights on whether new models of engagement, increasingly offered by universities, really address the policy drivers for open innovation. Furthermore, this research explores whether these activities might motivate entrepreneurial academics to participate. Preliminary findings identify that many supposedly new collaboration activities do not really motivate entrepreneurial academics. This may have important implications on the ability of universities to become truly open and to encourage their academics to become engaged in collaboration and impact.

IP and open innovation: theory and practice

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raffaella Manzini ◽  
Valentina Lazzarotti ◽  
Luisa Pellegrini
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Innovation Theory

Micro design in inter-organizational hybrid governance: a study on product adaptation, reverse knowledge transfer and integration mechanism

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Novi Lailatul Khoirunnisa ◽  
Rangga Almahendra
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Moderation Effect ◽  
Hybrid Governance ◽  
Integration Mechanism ◽  
Reverse Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Governing Institutions ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This study aims to explore the extent to which inter-organizational hybrid governance manages the micro design for optimum reverse knowledge transfer in the open innovation context. The authors use two essential facets of micro design in hybrid governance: product adaptation and integration mechanism. Design/methodology/approach Data for this study were collected from franchisees through structured questionnaires in Indonesia. Findings Results indicated that product adaptation has a positive relationship with reverse knowledge transfer. This study also found that the formalization strengthens the relationship between product adaptation and reverse knowledge transfer. However, the socialization does not have a moderation effect. Research limitations/implications This research estimates the knowledge transfer from the agent’s side only. Therefore, further research is expected to estimate the reverse knowledge transfer in dyads (from agent and principal) to get a detailed understanding of reverse knowledge transfer. Practical implications This study offers guidelines to managers, especially in inter-organizational hybrid governance. The authors suggest reverse knowledge transfer as a form to manage the dispersed knowledge from their agents. Governing institutions should change their view that agents have diverse knowledgebase from experience adapting to local conditions and can improve their open innovation through reverse knowledge transfer. From the results, it is found that giving agents the flexibility to adapt products can boost reverse knowledge transfer to support open innovation. Originality/value This study provides an understanding of the utilization of external knowledge sourcing in the context of open innovation from agent to principal in hybrid governance through reverse knowledge transfer, which has thus far been empirically under-researched.

Innovation Policy: Theory and Practice

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-16
Author(s):  
N. Ivanova
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
World Economy ◽  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Full Account ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
The Government

It is a well-established tradition of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of Russian Academy of Sciences (IMEMO) to study the world’s major social and economic trends while taking into full account the most actual problems of Russia. In 2000s the government announces the course on innovative modernization as the basis for the long-term development strategy of the Russian Federation. Accordingly, the task of monitoring and application of the world experience of regulating this sphere took a priority place among the directions of the Institute’s research activities. The previous article published by ““World Economy and International Relations” Journal in 2006 in connection with the 50-anniversary of IMEMO exposed the principal stages of the examination of the economic aspects of scientific and technological progress (NTP). The IMEMO researchers proposed a radical change in the conceptual approach to respective studies – from NTP to innovations. This ensured a new and highly productive vision of the science, the technology trends and the innovative entrepreneurship within the concept of national innovation systems (NIS). This article is a continuation of the topic while summarizing the results of theoretical and applied research conducted by the team of the Department of Science and Innovation of the IMEMO in the past 10 years during 2005-2015.

Next Steps for Free Innovation Research and Practice

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric von Hippel
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
User Generated Content ◽  
Fan Fiction ◽  
User Innovation ◽  
Peer Production ◽  
Innovation Theory ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Household Sector

This chapter suggests several ways to make progress in free innovation research, policymaking, and practice. It sets expectations for the role the free innovation paradigm might play in these efforts; compares and contrasts the research lenses offered by free innovation, user innovation, peer production, and open innovation; and proposes steps to improve the measurement of free innovation. Next the chapter suggests research steps for incorporating free innovation into innovation theory and policymaking. Finally, this chapter looks at how the free innovation paradigm can help us to understand the economics of household sector creative activities even beyond innovation, such as “user-generated content” ranging from fan fiction to contributions to Wikipedia.

Innovation

2012 ◽  
pp. 200-229
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Opinion Leaders ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Communities Of Innovation ◽  
Successful Innovation

Organizations globally must expect severe competition for at least the next decade, and there is unanimous agreement that sustainable innovation is the quintessential challenge for all organizations – without it organizations must flounder and perish. In this chapter, theory and practice are explored to specify the vital underpinnings of successful innovation, including the critically important organizational property of absorptive capacity which is largely based on leadership, participative and open culture, and knowledge management. Strategic topics such as the knowledge based view, open innovation, and the pros and cons of ‘innovation’ orientation and ‘imitation’ orientation are discussed, together with the importance of supply chain innovation. Details of the practical role Communities of Innovation (CoInv) serve are clarified, together with explanations of why identifying and leveraging the influence of innovation champions and opinion leaders is essential to success. The concepts of Learning-to-Innovate and Innovating-to-Learn are also discussed.

Intermediates of Open Innovation in the Aquaculture Industry

2019 ◽  
pp. 203-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Ramos ◽  
Pedro Pousão Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Protein Production ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Know How ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Social And Cultural Factors

Aquaculture appears to be the most adequate and logical way to suit the protein production problem. Basically, because unlike fisheries that are highly unpredictable, aquaculture rearing is based upon production protocols. This chapter developed an argument supporting the above rationale. As it stands, the evidence suggests that with the current use of information technology, it becomes a common practice to exchange aquaculture knowledge between firms, research bodies, or non-governmental organizations. The interaction between the whole set of stakeholders, where a broad range of know-how and intermediate products and services are developed, generates innovation. Sharing know-how creates open innovation. Open innovation, by its turn, seeks efficiency and generates more sustainable production processes. The way knowledge transfer is delivered and its trends are dependent upon dimensions such as economic, social, and cultural factors.

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