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Factors Affecting the Practices of External Problem Solvers in Broadcast Search

Journal of Technology Management & Innovation

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Title Factors Affecting the Practices of External Problem Solvers in Broadcast Search
 
Creator Corvello, Vincenzo
Iazzolino, Gianpaolo
 
Subject open innovation; crowdsourcing; broadcast search; contingent factors; innovation intermediary; innovation contests; practices; organizational context; inventors
 
Description In Broadcast Search (BS) an organization discloses the details of a problem to a community of potential solvers. An online intermediary often manages the process. This study investigates the problem solving practices of solvers. In particular it focuses on the intermediation services and knowledge sources thy use during BS. A questionnaire was distributed to successful solvers. Ninety-three complete questionnaires were returned. The results show that intermediation services can be divided in 3 categories: managing interfaces, supporting collaboration and supporting problem solving. Similarly the sources of knowledge can be divided in: institutional, social and output-oriented sources. The results also show that differences in solver’s use of intermediation services and knowledge sources can be explained taking into account solvers’ experience, organizational context as well as the nature of the proposed solution
 
Publisher Facultad de Economía y Negocios, Universidad Alberto Hurtado
 
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Date 2013-05-07
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.jotmi.org/index.php/GT/article/view/art314
10.4067/S0718-27242013000200014
 
Source Journal of Technology Management & Innovation; Vol 8, No 2 (2013); 166-177
Journal of Technology Management & Innovation; Vol 8, No 2 (2013); 166-177
0718-2724
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.jotmi.org/index.php/GT/article/view/art314/767
 
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