Open innovation and the management of intra-firm conflict

Andreas Panagopoulos, Christos N. Pitelis

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Abstract

We analyse the hitherto unexplored relationship between intra-firm conflict between the research and development (R&D) department and central management, conflict alleviation and the choice of 'open' versus 'closed' innovation, in the context of a simple formal model. We find that in the presence of (intentional or unintentional) divergence of preferred R&D output between the R&D department and central management, the decision by central management to adopt an 'open' (versus 'closed') innovation approach, may help serve the twin purpose of shifting constraints to growth and increasing firm profitability, by alleviating intra-firm conflict.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)295-307
Number of pages13
JournalInternational Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital
Volume7
Issue number3-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2010

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