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Open innovation

Mapping Innovation in the private & public sector

2021-05-13

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School of Science and Technology, MSc in e-Business and Digital Marketing

This dissertation was written as a part of the MSc in e-Business and Digital Marketing at the International Hellenic University. The present work is mainly intended to provide an holistic view over the mode that both public and private sector incorporate and utilize innovation strategies, cite the types of such strategies being mentioned in the existed academic literature, as well the practices that are being followed from business and governmental entities. Drivers and barriers that affect the adoption of a certain innovation type, open innovation, in both sectors are also being discussed. In the end of this research, the objective is to demonstrate a classification of the different ways both sectors develop and implement their innovation strategies, as well of the drivers and barriers that both afore-mentioned organizational types are facing in their endeavor to adopt an open innovation strategy. Ideally, the discussion that will occur, as well the research outcome may assist organizations to recognize their own innovation patterns, identify innovation types as suggested from literature and practices and be motivated to re-adjust their innovation tactics with others quoted in the current work that would be more efficient in conjunction with their existing business models. Of course, this thesis aims also to contribute to the scientific community by providing concentrated knowledge over innovation concept for both private and public sector.

Peristeras, Vassilios

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