The past, present and future of open innovation

Purpose Through a comprehensive review of the literature on open innovation (OI), this study aimed to achieve two objectives: (1) to identify the main thematic areas discussed in the past and track their evolution over time; and (2) to provide recommendations for future research avenues. Design/methodology/approach To achieve the first objective, a method based on text mining was implemented, with the analysis focusing on 1,772 journal articles...