SME

Hidden Champions: Small companies ride to the top in open innovation networks

By rnd-admin
on 9 January, 2018

In his book Managing Open Innovation in SMEs, (Cambridge University Press, June 2017), Professor Wim Vanhaverbeke considers bike-part manufacturer Curana’s success and highlights how small companies are embracing the global trend toward Open Innovation through collaborating with external partners...

Good Things in Small Packages – Open Innovation isn’t just for large firms

By rnd-admin
on 5 January, 2018

Professor Wim Vanhaverbeke's new book Managing Open Innovation in SMEs shows that open innovation is not just for large companies, and offers in-depth analysis of open innovation practices in small firms.

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