Books on Open Innovation

So far there are two books about “Open Innovation”. See also the pages on Open Innovation research.

Open Innovation: The New Imperative (2003)

Henry Chesbrough, Open Innovation: The New Imperative for Creating and Profiting from Technology, Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2003.

This book by Henry Chesbrough created the concept of Open Innovation. Intended for innovation managers, it is filled with examples of how Open Innovation has been used in industry. Click for more information.

Open Innovation: Researching a New Paradigm (2006)

Henry Chesbrough, Wim Vanhaverbeke and Joel West, eds., Open Innovation: Researching a New Paradigm, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.

This is an edited academic volume with 14 chapters from various researchers around the world. Click for an online version.