Getting Clear About Communities in Open Innovation

Research on open source software, user innovation and open innovation have increasingly emphasized the role of communities in creating, shaping and disseminating innovations. However, the comparability of such studies has been hampered by the lack of a precise definition of the community construct....

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Published in:Industry and innovation 2008-04, Vol.15 (2), p.223-231
Main Authors: West, Joel, Lakhani, Karim R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Community
Information technology
Innovation
Innovation communities
Innovations
open innovation
open source
Open source software
Software
Studies
user innovation
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Summary:Research on open source software, user innovation and open innovation have increasingly emphasized the role of communities in creating, shaping and disseminating innovations. However, the comparability of such studies has been hampered by the lack of a precise definition of the community construct. In this paper we review prior definitions (implicit and explicit) of the community construct, and other suggestions for future research.
ISSN:1366-2716
1469-8390
DOI:10.1080/13662710802033734