Track Chairs

• Ellen Enkel, Competence Center Open Innovation, Institute of Technology Management, University of St.Gallen
• Oliver Gassmann, Competence Center Open Innovation, Institute of Technology Management, University of St.Gallen
• Wim Vanhaverbeke, Hasselt University, and Faculty of Technology Management, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
• Vareska van de Vrande, Faculty of Technology Management, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
  

Theme

In this track, we aim to attract papers that stimulate the ongoing debate on open innovation and advance our understanding of open innovation as a field of research. Submissions are invited from both practitioners and management researchers and they may be purely theoretical or based on empirical research.

Schedule

Thursday, May 17
Time	Topic
8:30	Welcome: Track chairs
8:40	Who are we? Participants to very briefly explain who they are.
08:30	Session 1: Overview of Open Innovation Ellen Enkel and Oliver Gassmann: Driving Open Innovation In The Front End. The IBM Case Francesco Zirpoli and Markus C. Becker: Empirical Insights Into Organizing Open Innovation: The Case Of A European Auto Manufacturer Wim Vanhaverbeke, Jeroen De Jong, Vareska Van De Vrande and Maurice De Rochemont: Open Innovation In SMEs: Trends, Motives And Management Challenges Mikko Ahonen, Maria Antikainen, Marko Mäkipää: Supporting Collective Creativity Within Open Innovation
10:30	Session 2: External Knowledge Sourcing François Scheid and Florence Charue-Duboc: Are Radical Innovations Designed By Users? The Case Of A Software Company Felipe Monteiro: Connecting The Dots: Uncovering The Process Of Scouting For External Technologies Emilio Bellini and Corrado Lo Storto: Toward An Open Innovation Perspective On The Strategic Management Of University-Industry Communities: Four Case Studies In Domestic Divisions Of Ict Multinational Corporations Valentina Morandi and Francesca Sgobbi: What Drives R&D Cooperation? Empirical Evidence From Italian Manufacturing And Service Firms
15:45	Session 3: Open Innovation and University-Industry Cooperation Keynote speaker: Julian Birkinshaw (London Business School): Open Innovation And In-Sourcing Of External Technologies. Markus Perkmann and Kathryn Walsh: Sourcing Knowledge From Universities: Opportunities And Constraints For Firms Elena Sousa-Ginel, Carmen Camelo-Ordaz and Ramón Valle-Cabrera: University And Firm Characteristics As Determinants Of Knowledge Transfer In Collaborative Agreements: Their Impact On Innovation Performance
Friday, May 18
08:30	Session 4: Organizing for Open Innovation Michael Mol, Felipe Monteiro and Julian Birkinshaw: External Knowledge Access Versus Knowledge Protection: A Necessary Trade-Off In Open Innovation? Silvia Ayuso and Roberto García, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Miguel Ángel Ariño: Does Stakeholder Engagement Promote Innovation Orientation? Oliver Alexy and Joachim Henkel: Promoting The Penguin: Who Is Advocating Open Source Software In Commercial Settings? Benjamin Chiao and Hak-Fung: Torts In Open Innovation: Liability Indemnification Through Patent Pools