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Voluntary Contributors in Open Innovation Processes

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There is a trend among many organisations to open up their innovation processes and invite more stakeholders to contribute to it. One of these stakeholders is the voluntary contributor. Few studies have documented the motivation and value of participating in these processes from their perspective. The purpose of this chapter is thus to explore the motivation behind these contributors’ participation in open innovation activities and the benefits it has. This study shows that the strongest motivation for their participation is to stimulate their curiosity. The involvement also leads to increased knowledge and a pronounced eagerness to start using innovations.

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  1. Department of Innovation & Design, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden

    Anna Ståhlbröst & Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn

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Correspondence to Anna Ståhlbröst .

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  1. Uppsala University, Uppsala, 751 20, Sweden

    Jenny S. Z. Eriksson Lundström

  2. Department of Informatics, Umeå University, Umeå, 901 87, Sweden

    Mikael Wiberg

  3. Uppsala University, Uppsala, 751 20, Sweden

    Stefan Hrastinski

  4. Uppsala University, Uppsala, 751 20, Sweden

    Mats Edenius

  5. Uppsala University, Uppsala, 751 20, Sweden

    Pär J. Ågerfalk

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Ståhlbröst, A., Bergvall-Kåreborn, B. (2013). Voluntary Contributors in Open Innovation Processes. In: Eriksson Lundström, J., Wiberg, M., Hrastinski, S., Edenius, M., Ågerfalk, P. (eds) Managing Open Innovation Technologies. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31650-0_9

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