Abstract
Existing academic and popular literature suggests that unsolicited ideas, the non-contractual and voluntary submission of innovation-related information from external sources to the firm, offer the promise of a bountiful and low-cost tool to sustain and extend firms' R&D efforts. Yet, in practice, many organizations find it difficult to deal with unsolicited ideas because of high quantity, low quality, and the need to transfer IP ownership. This article identifes a range of practices that allow organizations to meet these challenges and therefore realize some of the potential of unsolicited ideas for R&D.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 116-139 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | California Management Review |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Innovation management
- Intellectual property
- Technological innovation