Download or read book Open Innovation in Firms and Public Administrations: Technologies for Value Creation written by de Pablos Heredero, Carmen and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economic globalization and the application of information and communication technologies have offered firms the opportunity to develop and distribute new knowledge. Open Innovation in Firms and Public Administrations: Technologies for Value Creation analyzes open innovation in a global context and proposes business models and institutional actors that promote the development of open innovation in firms, institutions, and public administrations worldwide. This book provides insights and supports executives concerned with the management of open innovation and organizational development in different types of open innovation communities and environments.