Project-Based Knowledge in Organizing Open Innovation - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 144716508X ISBN 13: 9781447165088

Publisher: Springer, 2014

Synopsis

Enriching understanding of the current theoretical debate on project-based learning and R&D sourcing, ‘Project-based Knowledge in Organizing Open Innovation’ draws on innovation literature and knowledge-based perspectives to solve open problems in the relationship between knowledge development at project level and how firms organize product innovation combining in-house R&D activities with inbound open innovation.

Through field research in different industrial settings (pharmaceutical, automotive and machine tools) and with complementary methodological approaches, this book provides empirical evidence on how project knowledge features affect sourcing decisions at firm level.

Due to the emerging interest in the management literature on project-based organizations and on the relevance of project forms of organizing in a knowledge-based economy, this volume will appeal to scholars and students in business and management, in particular those in innovation management, organization theory and strategic management.

Addressing the still open issue of how the firm level should be complemented by studies at the project level of analysis, this book provides theoretical and empirical arguments on the advantages of a more fine-grained level of analysis to understand how firms organize their innovation processes across boundaries.

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About the Author

The authors are management scholars whose main areas of research concern organization design, strategy and innovation management with a specific focus on the issue of organizing open innovation. This volume brings together contributions that aim to stimulate the discussion on a multi-level perspective on open innovation, suggesting that an appropriate level to understand firm sourcing decisions is at the level of innovation projects.

From the Back Cover

Enriching understanding of the current theoretical debate on project-based open innovation, ‘Project-based Knowledge in Organizing Open Innovation’ draws on innovation management literature and knowledge-based perspectives to investigate the relationship between knowledge development at project level and the strategic organization of open innovation.

Addressing the still open issue of how the firm level should be complemented by studies at the project level of analysis, this book provides theoretical and empirical arguments on the advantages of a more fine-grained level of analysis to understand how firms organize their innovation processes across boundaries.

The book also addresses the emerging interest in the management literature on project-based organizations, and on the relevance of project forms of organizing in a knowledge-based economy.

Through field research in different industrial settings , this book provides empirical evidence on how firms design openinnovation project-by-project and it will appeal to scholars and students in business and management, in particular those in innovation management, organization theory, and strategic management.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 144716508X
• ISBN 13: 9781447165088
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 114
• Editor: Bonesso Sara, Comacchio Anna, Pizzi Claudio