Open Innovation in Times of Crisis: An Overview of the Healthcare Sector in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors
Liu, Z
Shi, Y
Yang, B
Publication Date
2022-01-14Journal Title
Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity
ISSN
2199-8531
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Language
en
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Article
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Liu, Z., Shi, Y., & Yang, B. (2022). Open Innovation in Times of Crisis: An Overview of the Healthcare Sector in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc8010021
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Funder: Society of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity (SOI); Grant(s): N/A
Abstract
<jats:p>The COVID-19 pandemic has caused huge and disruptive technological changes in the healthcare sector, transforming the way businesses and societies function. To respond to the global health crisis, there have been numerous innovation projects in the healthcare sector, including the fast design and manufacturing of personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical devices, and testing, treatment, and vaccine technologies. Many of these innovative activities happen beyond organizational boundaries with collaboration and open innovation. In this paper, we review the current literature on open innovation strategy during the pandemic and adopt the co-evolution view of business ecosystems to address the context of change. Based on a detailed exploration of the COVID-19-related technologies in the UK and global healthcare sectors, we identify the key emerging themes of open innovation in crisis. Further discussions are conducted in relation to each theme. Our results and analysis can help provide policy recommendations for the healthcare sector, businesses, and society to recover from the crisis.</jats:p>
Keywords
open innovation, ecosystem, digitalization, COVID-19
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc8010021
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/333104
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