Die Studie Ebersberger, B.; Herstad, S. J.; Iversen, E.; Kirner, E.; Som, O. (2011): Open Innovation in Europe: effects, determinants and policy wurde am 08.09.2011 veröffentlicht und zeigt, dass Open Innovation ein weites Feld an Möglichkeiten bietet (Keyfindings):
The report conceptually identifies different dimensions of open innovation. It demonstrates that open innovation is not a singular best practice but rather involves a set of practices which we find to be empirically distinct. Around these distinct dimensions (introduced below), three distinct research topics are explored. First, we investigate the effects of the various practices on innovation performance at the firm level; second, we identify factors that are important determinants of these various practices, including public funding; and finally, we explore the national and European innovation policy landscape in order to discuss what our findings might mean for future innovation policy development” (S. VI-VII).