Nokia’s strategic change by means of alliance networks. A case of adopting the open innovation paradigm?
(Koen Dittrich)
In this paper, it is shown in which way Nokia used innovation networks to deal with a changing technological environment, namely the development of mobile telephony. Nokia used mainly international innovation networks in becoming a world leader in the mobile phone industry. This study is mainly theory-oriented in that it seeks to test and where possible refine theories on R&D collaboration strategies of large firms. The theoretical framework builds on the seminal work of March (1991) who distinguished exploration and exploitation for strategic change of large firms. The findings of this study can also help managers of other companies in the ICT industry to refine the collaboration strategies of their companies.
KDNokiacase20openinnovationNov2005KDittrich
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