Open innovation: an analysis of twelve years of research

Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore patterns and developments in the open innovation literature. Design/methodology/approach – A bibliometric analysis was performed by classifying 411 articles in a range of key attributes. Findings – Europe (61 per cent) as a region of data source was higher than all other regions together. As a unit of analysis, firm level (65 per cent) was more than all other levels together. Qualitative studies were mostly case-based, and quantitative studies were largely based on survey and panel data. Regression was a widely used analytical technique. Originality/value – The authors identified avenues to address overlooked research topics, increase cross-continental collaboration, diversity of research methods beyond case study and survey, etc. Based on findings, the authors outlined some future research directions.

Open Data for Open Innovation: An Analysis of Literature Characteristics

“…Analysing the type of documents indicates that 65.5% (36) are empirical and approximately 34.5% (19) are theoretical. Several aspects of the empirical documents have been analysed, such as the type of study (Table 6), analytical techniques used (Table 7), and sources of information (Table 8).…”

“…We have found literature reviews about open data using different methodologies and temporal scopes [12][13][14][15]. Other studies analyse the literature on open innovation, combining several methodologies and temporal scopes, with 2017 being the last year analysed in the most current articles [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]. Finally, we have found that some of these studies have identified interest in the relationship between the terms "open data" and "open innovation" [12,14,17].…”

Sequential Coherence: A Novel Determinant of Open Innovation Performance

“…The interface between respective stakeholders becomes an important study object in boundary-crossing innovation activity [25] [57] [58]. Challenges firms face involving external actors in OI have become a popular area for research [11] [12] [13] [14]. Lane & Lubatkin (1998) Open innovation goes beyond the boundaries of the focal firm [58] [59] and recent publications have persistently stressed the necessity of understanding the organizational and contextual factors that moderate the relationship between OI and innovation performance [23].…”

“…Challenges that firms face involving external actors in OI have become a popular area for research [11] [12] [13] [14]. The rationale of an organization to select the best partner organization among multiple candidates who are having the required knowledge cannot be explained by existing theories [15] [16] [17].…”

A Research Agenda on Open Innovation and Entrepreneurship: A Co-Word Analysis

“…Randhawa et al (2016) offers a bibliometric review that combines the co-citation and text mining techniques to examine 321 articles on OI. Similarly, other studies conduct bibliometric analysis to investigate the development of the OI literature (Hossain and Anees-ur-Rehman 2016;. Seguí-Mas et al (2016) present a bibliometric analysis of OI and absorptive capacity, while Medeiros et al (2016) present a systematic review of the literature on OI in the food industry through a bibliometric analysis.…”