TY - JOUR
T1 - Open innovation and the management of intra-firm conflict
AU - Panagopoulos, Andreas
AU - Pitelis, Christos N.
PY - 2010/8
Y1 - 2010/8
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77955200545&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJLIC.2010.034369
U2 - 10.1504/IJLIC.2010.034369
DO - 10.1504/IJLIC.2010.034369
M3 - Article
SN - 1479-4853
VL - 7
SP - 295
EP - 307
JO - International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital
JF - International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital
IS - 3-4
ER -