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Open Innovation and the Management of Intra-firm ConflictChristos N. PitelisUniversity of Cambridge - Centre for International Business and Management Andreas Panagopoulosaffiliation not provided to SSRN July 28, 2009 Forthcoming in International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital 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.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 23 Keywords: intra-firm conflict, management, open innovation, firm growth JEL Classification: D74, O31, O32 working papers seriesDate posted: July 29, 2009 ; Last revised: March 16, 2010Suggested Citation |
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