Zhijian Cui

TL;DR: In this article, the authors use case studies of 31 innovation outsourcing projects at Siemens to develop grounded theory on provider selection criteria and on project management success drivers, and offer guidelines for innovation managers on how to select innovation providers and how to manage them during the project.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors use case studies of 31 innovation outsourcing projects at Siemens to develop grounded theory on provider selection criteria and on project management success drivers, and offer guidelines for innovation managers on how to select innovation providers and how to manage them during the project.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a case study of 24 detailed innovation outsourcing case studies at Siemens, a global electronics company with one of the world's largest and most international RD the interviewees were project managers, senior engineers, or innovation portfolio managers.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that a consistent outsourcing strategy, strategic evaluation and searching of external sources, and effective implementation processes are three essential steps toward successful innovation outsourcing, and point out that outsourcing strategy is embedded in a company's overall technology strategy.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors use case studies from Siemens practice to characterize specific operational management challenges and success drivers in outsourcing innovations from five types of innovation sources: universities and R&D institutes, customers, suppliers, competitors, and high-technology start-up companies.