Extending private-collective innovation: a case study

Stürmer, Matthias; Spaeth, Sebastian; Von Krogh, Georg (2009). Extending private-collective innovation: a case study. R&D Management, 39(2), pp. 170-191. Wiley 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2009.00548.x

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The private-collective innovation model proposes incentives for individuals and firms to privately invest resources to create public goods innovations. Such innovations are characterized by non-rivalry and non-exclusivity in consumption. Examples include open source software, user-generated media products, drug formulas, and sport equipment designs. There is still limited empirical research on private-collective innovation. We present a case study to (1) provide empirical evidence of a case of private-collective innovation, showing specific benefits, and (2) to extend the private-collective innovation model by analyzing the hidden costs for the company involved. We examine the development of the Nokia Internet Tablet, which builds on both proprietary and open source software development, and that involves both Nokia developers and volunteers who are not employed by the company. Seven benefits for Nokia are identified, as are five hidden costs: difficulty to differentiate, guarding business secrets, reducing community entry barriers, giving up control, and organizational inertia. We examine the actions taken by the management to mitigate these costs throughout the development period.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

03 Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences > Department of Business Management > Institute of Information Systems > Information Management
03 Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences > Department of Business Management > Institute of Information Systems

UniBE Contributor:

Stürmer, Matthias Emmanuel

Subjects:

000 Computer science, knowledge & systems
600 Technology > 650 Management & public relations
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 330 Economics

ISSN:

0033-6807

Publisher:

Wiley

Language:

English

Submitter:

Alexandra Barden

Date Deposited:

27 Jan 2016 09:17

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:27

Publisher DOI:

10.1111/j.1467-9310.2009.00548.x

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.75043

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/75043

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