Gamification approaches for open innovation implementation: A conceptual framework

In today's business environment, knowledge sources for innovation are widely distributed n the economy, pushing firms to shift from a closed to an open model of innovation. However, the successful implementation of an open innovation model requires overcoming the inertia that hinders organizati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Giménez Fernández, Elena, Abril, Carmen, Breuer, Henning, Gudiksen, Sune
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad Pablo de Olavide (UPO)
Repositorio:RIO. Repositorio Institucional Olavide
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:rio.upo.es:10433/19480
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10433/19480
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gamification
Open innovation
Open innovation barriers
Open innovation implementation
Organizational change
Organizational inertia
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Sumario:In today's business environment, knowledge sources for innovation are widely distributed n the economy, pushing firms to shift from a closed to an open model of innovation. However, the successful implementation of an open innovation model requires overcoming the inertia that hinders organizations facing environmental changes. The aim of this research is to build a conceptual framework of how gamification approaches might help firms overcome inertia in open innovation implementation following an organizational change perspective. After a systematic literature review, we posit that a gamification approach can help firms overcome inertia shortcomings with respect to the three stages of organizational change that are needed to implement open innovation: unfreezing, moving and institutionalizing. This research sheds light on the barriers to open innovation and contributes to the theoretical literature on gamification. Organizations can take advantage of the new opportunities in gamification to manage the challenges of implementing an open innovation process.