Choosing Open Innovation Intermediaries through their web-based platforms

This paper examines the services provided by Open Innovation Intermediaries (OIIs) through their web-based platforms, in order to understand how OIIs can effectively support innovation seekers in their innovation processes. Relying on the existing literature exploring the roles and functions of web-...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Aquilani, Barbara, Abbate, Tindara, Dominici, Gandolfo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/11748
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/11748
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Open Innovation Intermediaries
Web-based platforms
Intermediaries’ services
Seekers in Open Innovation contexts
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Sumario:This paper examines the services provided by Open Innovation Intermediaries (OIIs) through their web-based platforms, in order to understand how OIIs can effectively support innovation seekers in their innovation processes. Relying on the existing literature exploring the roles and functions of web-based OII platforms, we carried out an exploratory and comparative qualitative study to identify the services available, to classify them by the various phases of the innovation processes in which they can be beneficial, and to link them to general roles and functions. Our analysis of the services provided by OII platforms sheds light on the dynamics of innovation seekers’ choices, and gives meaningful insights that can help improve this information and these services, so that OIIs can improve their offer in terms of complementary resources and knowledge for the innovation processes.