Title: Innovation outsourcing: a review of literature

Authors: Shahwar Rehman; Ashutosh Tiwari; Chris Turner

Addresses: Manufacturing Informatics Centre, Cranfield University, Bedford, Bedfordshire, UK ' Manufacturing Informatics Centre, Cranfield University, Bedford, Bedfordshire, UK ' Manufacturing Informatics Centre, Cranfield University, Bedford, Bedfordshire, UK

Abstract: Innovation outsourcing is a phenomenon that is gaining increasing interest amongst both practitioners and academics alike. Despite this there does not exist a comprehensive study which identifies the status of knowledge within this domain. This study aims to fill this gap. The extant literature is reviewed and analysed to define a baseline of existing research and to guide further research. This review aims to address the questions of what is innovation outsourcing, the significance of innovation outsourcing and the key issues associated with innovation outsourcing.

Keywords: innovation outsourcing; outsourcing methodology; literature review.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTPM.2015.072793

International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management, 2015 Vol.15 No.4, pp.333 - 356

Received: 15 Dec 2014
Accepted: 24 Mar 2015
Published online: 03 Nov 2015 *

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