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A Life-Cycle Framework to Manage Collaboration and Knowledge Exchange in Open Organisations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2022

M. R. Guertler*
Affiliation:
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
N. Adams
Affiliation:
James Cook University, Australia
G. Caldwell
Affiliation:
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
J. Donovan
Affiliation:
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
A. Hopf
Affiliation:
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
J. Roberts
Affiliation:
Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Abstract

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Successful research and development requires interdisciplinary collaboration, often across organisational boundaries and for extended timeframes, such as in innovation networks or ecosystems. Open Organisation (OO) research can support collaboration and knowledge exchange in such situations. It builds on established concepts of Open Innovation through enhancing the exchange of knowledge by the exchange of humans. This paper contributes to OO research by presenting an OO lifecycle framework, which analyses evolving organisational and collaboration characteristics and resulting management needs.

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