In this working paper we discuss how social integration mechanisms influence whether or not a firm decides to integrate a particular type of innovator. Also, we show the crucial role that innovation technology tools play as boundary objects in the interaction among the three types of innovators.
Source: Neyer, A.-K. / Bullinger, A.C. / Möslein, K.M. (2008): Organizing for Open Innovation: Assessing the Interplay of Different Types of Innovators, CLIC Working Paper, Leipzig 2008.
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