Understanding the balance between structure and flexibility in innovation networks is critical for optimizing collaboration, adaptability, and innovation outcomes in increasingly complex ecosystems. This study conducts an integrative literature review of 136 peer-reviewed articles from Scopus...

User inclusion in innovation is increasingly the target of policy rhetoric at both organizational and societal levels. And extensive research has demonstrated the potential contribution that users can make, both at the ‘front end’ of innovation with their ideas and insights and downstream,...

Management research has increasingly explored the domains of ecosystems, platforms, and open/user/distributed innovation - governance structures focused on engaging with external communities. While these research areas include substantial empirical and theoretical work and share notable...