Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 PhD Student in Higher Education, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
2 PhD Student in Public Administration, Department of Public Policy and Administration, Faculty of Public Administration and Organizational Sciences, School of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
The "open innovation” as a modern concept in governance and an emerging concept in organizational culture is well known these days. It uses the concept of knowledge sharing, cooperation and interaction between individuals, organizations and communities to create new ideas and solutions as an innovative approach. In fact, this concept basically emphasizes the idea of sharing, transparency, cooperation so that ideas, knowledge and open resources are shared to create more opportunities for innovation and process improvement. Hence, open innovation is used as a different paradigm in organizational management, industries and government institutions. According the importance of open innovation in the public sector, the present study, using the comparative study strategy, examines the development and implementation of open innovation strategies in 14 countries. Accordingly, the results of the study showed that the coordinates of the openness in the system of governance can be categorized into four categories of prevalent advantages, experiences, dependency and consequences.
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