Commercialization Strategies of Large-Scale and Distributed Open Innovation: The Case of Open-Source Hardware

The ability to commercialize products based on distributed innovation is one of the critical challenges of large-scale open innovation. While this issue has been largely investigated in relation to open-source software (OSS), the literature on commercialization strategies of open-source hardware (OS...

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Published in:California management review 2023-02, Vol.65 (2), p.22-44
Main Authors: Rayna, Thierry, Striukova, Ludmila, Fauchart, Emmanuelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Closeness
Commercialization
Innovations
Openness
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Summary:The ability to commercialize products based on distributed innovation is one of the critical challenges of large-scale open innovation. While this issue has been largely investigated in relation to open-source software (OSS), the literature on commercialization strategies of open-source hardware (OSHW) is comparatively scarce, despite OSHW commercialization being more complex. Based on a multi-method exploratory study, this article shows that with OSHW, firms may strategically leverage a “gray area” between closeness and openness to take advantage of OSWH community innovations.
ISSN:0008-1256
2162-8564
DOI:10.1177/00081256231161628