Open Innovation (OI) has become a key part of corporate strategy, and many firms have adopted dedicated organizational functions to leverage OI. However, current literature lacks insights into how firms deploy such functions and what they do. To address this issue, this article provides insights from interviews with senior managers in dedicated OI functions in 20 different firms. The findings reveal three ways that firms can employ these functions and the key practices for which they are responsible. Finally, dedicated OI functions can change over time as the firms’ OI capabilities mature.

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超越喧嚣：解读专门的开放式创新职能的形式和实践


开放式创新 （OI） 已成为公司战略的关键部分，许多公司已经采用了专门的组织职能来利用 OI。然而，目前的文献缺乏对公司如何部署这些功能以及它们做什么的见解。为了解决这个问题，本文提供了对 20 家不同公司专门 OI 职能部门的高级经理的采访中的见解。研究结果揭示了公司利用这些功能的三种方式以及他们负责的关键实践。最后，随着公司的 OI 能力成熟，专门的 OI 职能可能会随着时间的推移而变化。