The Oxford Handbook of Open Innovation (Oxford Handbooks)

This Handbook seeks to be the definitive reference for the large and growing field of Open Innovation. A comprehensive collection of short and authoritative chapters, the volume summarizes the most vital research published in Open Innovation. It is an essential reference for seasoned scholars, a welcome introduction for junior scholars, and a kick-start package for undergraduate and MBA students.

Four editors, 75 reviewers, and 136 contributors collaboratively developed 57 chapter handbook chapters. These present the current state of the art featuring academic theory and managerial practice as well as the outlook for how open innovation should be further developed. The empirical, conceptual, and practical insights of the handbook highlight the importance of strengthening practice-inspired research and purposeful knowledge exchanges between individuals, organizations, and ecosystems.

Henry Chesbrough is Maire Tecnimont Professor of Open Innovation and Sustainability at Luiss University in Rome. He is the founding Faculty Director of the Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, and he holds a PhD from UC Berkeley, an MBA from Stanford, and a BA from Yale University.

Agnieszka Radziwon is an Associate Professor of Innovation Management, Aarhus University in Denmark and Garwood Fellow at Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business in the United States. She holds PhD in Product Design and Innovation from the University of Southern Denmark.


Wim Vanhaverbeke is Professor of Digital Strategy and Innovation at the University of Antwerp. He is co-editor in chief of Technovation, has published in different international journals, and he has co-edited three books on open innovation. His current research is focusing on open innovation, digital strategies, and digital transformation.


Joel West is Professor of Entrepreneurship at Hildegard College in Costa Mesa, California. He is Professor Emeritus of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the Keck Graduate Institute and San José State University.