Essays about: "outbound open innovation"

Found 3 essays containing the words outbound open innovation.

  1. 1. The Swedish SMEs’ road to sustainable innovation : A qualitative multiple case study on how Swedish SMEs use, and can use, open innovation to promote innovative sustainability initiatives

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Företagsekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Sofia Carlsson; Nikita Ekman; [2019]
    Keywords : Sustainability; open innovation; SMEs; sustainable innovation; resources;

    Abstract : Background: 20% of the world's population is responsible for about 80% of the life-cycle impacts of consumption and the per-capita footprint of developed countries is at least double than that of developing countries. This is why there is an urgent need for companies in industrialized countries to find more sustainable production methods and encourage sustainable consumption. READ MORE

  3. 2. Start-ups' Motives, Approaches, and Opportunities for Using Open Innovation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Tea Mkheidze; Diana Carolina Garces Fuentes; [2018]
    Keywords : Open innovation; start-ups; liability of newness; innovation; open innovation network; intermediary; water sector.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose – The existing literature of open innovation (OI) has focused mainly on large companies and few on SMEs, leaving start-ups with scarce analysis of the use of OI. This paper aims to close that gap and contribute to a better understanding of what drives start-ups to open for innovation, how they use it and comprehend what challenges and benefits OI brings to start-ups. READ MORE

  4. 3. Value Creation through Orphan Innovations; A case study of AstraZeneca

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Malin Palmqvist; Cecilia Zander; [2016-09-29]
    Keywords : Orphan innovation; open innovation; outbound open innovation; corporate entrepreneurship; value creation; innovation; pharmaceutical industry; AstraZeneca;

    Abstract : It can be assumed that within all industries, it does occasionally happen that innovations occur that are not in line with the company’s business strategy. This master thesis focuses on these innovations that throughout this paper are called Orphan Innovations, as they do not belong to the company’s core business. READ MORE