Existing empirical research indicates that strong organizational barriers and inertia need to be overcome to ensure a smooth transition of a firm's approach to technological innovation from Closed to Open Innovation. The objective of the paper is to study how firms can identify, plan, and manage...

The following sections are included: <ul><li class="bullet">Introduction</li></ul> <ul><li class="bullet">Overview of the Literature</li></ul> <ul><li class="bullet">Theoretical Framework <ul><li class="bullet"> External organization</li><li class="bullet"> Internal organization</li><li class="bullet"> ¡°Trigger¡± for open innovation</li></ul> <p></li></ul> <ul><li class="bullet">Research Methodology</li></ul> <ul><li class="bullet">Results and Discussion <ul><li class="bullet"> External organization <ul><li class="bullet"> The exploration versus exploitation purpose of...</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></p>

Although Open Innovation has been a highly researched and debated topic in the last decade, many relevant issues remain largely unexplored so far. An interesting question to address is whether and how Open Innovation has a dissimilar impact on the organization and management systems of firms...