Journal
TECHNOVATION
Volume 31, Issue 7, Pages 287-295Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2011.02.005
Keywords
Wikis; Innovation; Knowledge management
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Wilds were first developed over 15 years ago. Research has shown that organizational or corporate wikis are sustainable and can be beneficial to organizations particularly in improving work processes, collaboration and knowledge management. However, there has been little research done to show how organizations can use wikis to support innovation processes. To bridge this gap, this paper explores how wikis can be used in different stages of innovation. We review existing literature as well as analyze case studies of wilds deployed in four organizations in order to highlight how wikis can be used to address challenges of knowledge management and collaboration in different stages of innovation from idea generation to commercialization. In particular, we propose a model that explains how wikis require a clear purpose for their use, a culture of collaboration, and integration within a formal innovation process. Crown Copyright (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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