Beyond the Buzz: Unpacking the Forms and Practices of Dedicated Open Innovation Functions
通过访谈20家企业的资深管理者，揭示了企业部署专属开放式创新职能的三种方式及其关键实践，并指出这些职能会随企业能力成熟而演变。
Open Innovation (OI) has become a key part of corporate strategy, and many firms have adopted dedicated organizational functions to leverage OI. However, current literature lacks insights into how firms deploy such functions and what they do. To address this issue, this article provides insights from interviews with senior managers in dedicated OI functions in 20 different firms. The findings reveal three ways that firms can employ these functions and the key practices for which they are responsible. Finally, dedicated OI functions can change over time as the firms’ OI capabilities mature.