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Open Innovation through Strategic Alliances demonstrates the vital role and applications of strategic alliances between firms and research organizations in creating and applying knowledge for the development of new products, technologies, or business models.

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Foreword: Charles C. Snow 1. Open Innovation: Learning from Alliance Research; Joel West 2. Open Innovation Business Models and the Role of Strategic Alliances; Refik Culpan 3. Open Innovation through R&D Partnership: Implementation Challenges and Routes to Success; Nadine Roijakkers, John Bell, Jaco Fok, and Wim Vanhaverbeke. 4. Relational Drivers for Open Innovation Alliances in Biochemistry?; Emiel F.M. Wubben, Andre van Meijeren, and Vincent Blok 5. Open Innovation and Internationalization Behavior of Firms; Ana M. Moreno-Menéndez, and Jose C. Casillas 6. Accessing Innovation in the Supply Chains; Richard R. Young 7. Genesis and Evolution of the Xerox P&G Co-Innovation Partnership: Lessons Learned; Robert DeFillippi, Colette Dumas, and Sushil Bhatia 8. The Role of Open Innovation in Business-University R&D Collaborations; Ravi Chinta and Refik Culpan 9. The Big Data Lever for Strategic Alliances; Mariann Jelinek, Steve Barr, Paul Mugge, and Richard Kouri 10. Open Innovation and KIBS Startups: Technology- and Market-based Alliance Portfolio Configurations; Brian V. Tjemkes, Eduard H. de Pineda, Marc D. Bahlmann, Ard-Pieter de Man, and Alexander S. Alexiev 11. R&D Partnership Portfolio Strategies for Breakthrough Innovations: Development of Knowledge Exchange Capabilities; Scott Mooty and Ben L. Kedia 12. Corporate Groups and Open Innovation: The Case of Panasonic in Japan; Hiroyuki Nakazono, Takashi Hikino and Asli M. Colpan 13. Open Innovation Ecosystems in the Software Industry; Mehmet Gencer and Beyza Oba 14. Challenges and Prospects of Open Innovation through Strategic Alliances; Refik Culpan

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Refik Culpan, The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg, USA Joel West, The Claremont Colleges, USA John Bell, Phillips Research and University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands Jaco Fok, Shell Nadine Roijakkers, University of Hasselt, Belgium Wim Vanhaverbeke, University of Hasselt, Belgium Vincent Blok, Wageningen University and Research Center, the Netherlands Andre van Meijeren, Wageningen University and Research Center, the Netherlands Emiel F.M. Wubben, Wageningen University and Research Center, the Netherlands Jose C. Casillas, University of Seville, Spain Ana M. Moreno-Menéndez, University of Seville, Spain Richard R. Young, The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg, USA Sushil Bhatia, Suffolk University, UK Robert DeFillippi, Suffolk University, UK Colette Dumas, Suffolk University, UK Ravi Chinta, University of Phoenix, USA Steve Barr, North Carolina State University, USA Mariann Jelinek, College of William and Mary, USA Richard Kouri, North Carolina University, USA Paul Mugge, North Carolina University, USA Alexander Alexiev, VU Amsterdam University, the Netherlands Marc Bahlmann, VU Amsterdam University, the Netherlands Ard-Pieter de Man, VU Amsterdam University, the Netherlands Eduard H. de Pinéda, VU Amsterdam University, the Netherlands Brian Tjemkes, VU Amsterdam University, the Netherlands Ben Kedia, University of Memphis, USA Scott Mooty, University of Memphis, USA Hiroyuki Nakazono, Doshisha University, Japan Takashi Hikino, Kyoto University, Japan Asli M. Colpan, Kyoto University, Japan Mehmet Gencer, Bilgi University, Turkey Beyza Oba, Bilgi University, Turkey

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