L8 Flashcards

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What are the advantages of open innovation?

A
Access to complementary assets/knowledge
Transfer tacit knowledge
Sharing/spreading of costs and risks
Speed up development
Broader variety in options, diversity
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Complexity of open innovation

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Unintended knowledge spillovers (share knowledge and suddenly partner is using that knowledge against you)
Learning races between partners
Lack of flexibility and adaptability
Strategic/cultural differences between partners

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Address complexity of open innovation

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Combining formal contracts and relational governance mechanism (trust)

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