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dc.contributor.advisorScott Stern.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBouygues, Léonarden_US
dc.contributor.otherSloan School of Management.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-13T18:58:43Z
dc.date.available2012-09-13T18:58:43Z
dc.date.copyright2012en_US
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/72877
dc.descriptionThesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2012.en_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of thesis.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 69-73).en_US
dc.description.abstractOpen innovation was defined by Chesbrough (2003) as a development process that allows ideas to flow through the boundaries of the firm. However, while open innovation has been the focus of extensive research and discussions since its definition by Chesbrough in 2003, no consensus has been reached on a single meaning of the term. Starting from a publication by Rosenberg (2009) that defines openness at Google as the combination of open technology and open information, this paper draws on works and discussions on open innovation to assess Google's openness. While openness is often considered as a binary measure and a single dimension, it needs to be defined as a multi-dimensional concept measured on continuous scales. In this respect, Google's openness significantly varies depending on products and dimensions of openness. For instance, while Google is open with respect to promoting open-source and open standards, the company does not open source the majority of its products. While Google's selective openness has received heavy criticisms, we conclude that openness should be recognized as a strategy that allows the firm to generate profits, rather than serve altruistic goals.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Léonard Bouygues.en_US
dc.format.extent79 p.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectSloan School of Management.en_US
dc.titleOpenness at Google : perspectives from theory and practiceen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.M.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentSloan School of Management
dc.identifier.oclc808376092en_US


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