Table 1

Openness and closeness in collaborative innovation

Openness and closenessDyadic interactionRelationship connections
Form and content of opennessThe existence of links, ties and bonds within a collaborative relationshipExistence of links, ties and bonds among participants in multi-actor projects
Examples: SKF’s customer-driven projects; Nippon Steel – ToyotaExample: Loccioni
 Existence of links, ties and bonds in third-party relationships
 Example: SKF’s segment-driven projects
Form and content of closeness Keeping different collaborative relationships apart, e.g. in multi-actor projects
Examples: Oxeon; Nippon Steel – Toyota
Exclusion of third parties from participating
Examples: SKF’s customer-driven projects; Oxeon
Dynamics of openness and closenessIncreasing/decreasing links, ties and bonds within a collaborative relationshipIncreasing/decreasing links, ties and bonds within a multi-actor project
Examples: Nippon Steel – Toyota; Pharmacia Biotech – SeikoExample: Loccioni
 Exclusion of third parties in development and opening up in the commercial phase
 Examples: Nippon Steel – Toyota; Loccioni

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