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The Benefits of Trusted Bridging Chains for Open Innovation
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2016.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/66213 The Benefits of Trusted Bridging Chains for Open Innovation Barnard, Helena ichelp@gibs.co.za Lombards, Margarethe UCTD Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2016. How organisations search for innovative ideas is central to open innovation (OI), but studies have shown that it is costly and ineffective for organisations to search too widely. This study proposes and tests a novel approach for OI search processes. It will focus on indirect interpersonal relationships to the organisation: specifically, a bridging chain of referrals which generates innovative solutions via a sequence of agents (two or more people) based on trust. Studies of innovation networks highlight the need to balance supporting relationships (which build mutual understanding) with bridging relationships (which enhance novelty). Trust and learning are integral to the former, while diversity (both knowledge-based and geographic) is central to the latter. Most studies have examined OI in the context of one-to-many relationships with the focal organisation. Little, if any, attention has been given to OI processes which source deeper network horizons for innovative solutions. In extant theory the concept of �depth� refers mainly to organisations that draw intensively on existing external sources. Moreover, although some studies have shown that indirect relationships can generate new information, they suggest that this occurs more by chance than design. By contrast, OI returns can be consciously derived from indirect interpersonal relationships to an organisation, facilitated by a bridging chain stretching across network horizons, by means of trust. The study is based on a quasi-experiment in which members of a starter group were asked to solve a complex technical problem by tapping their social networks to source individuals who would � in turn � tap their own respective networks in search of a solution. Thus, a chain of individuals was assembled. Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) PhD Unrestricted 2018-08-17T09:42:41Z 2018-08-17T09:42:41Z 3/30/16 2016 Thesis Lombards, M 2016, The Benefits of Trusted Bridging Chains for Open Innovation, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/66213> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/66213 en © 2018 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD The Benefits of Trusted Bridging Chains for Open Innovation |
| title | The Benefits of Trusted Bridging Chains for Open Innovation |
| title_full | The Benefits of Trusted Bridging Chains for Open Innovation |
| title_fullStr | The Benefits of Trusted Bridging Chains for Open Innovation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Benefits of Trusted Bridging Chains for Open Innovation |
| title_short | The Benefits of Trusted Bridging Chains for Open Innovation |
| title_sort | benefits of trusted bridging chains for open innovation |
| topic | UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/66213 |