TY - JOUR T1 - Partner Selection for Open Innovation JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2013 A1 - Marina Z. Solesvik A1 - Magnus Gulbrandsen KW - causation KW - effectuation KW - Norway KW - Open innovation KW - partner selection AB - In this article, we consider open innovation from the perspectives of: i) causation and effectuation, and ii) social networking. Our empirical evidence consists of a case study of a late-stage open-innovation project aimed at creating a hybrid ship that uses liquid natural gas and hydrogen as power sources. The results show that the effectuation approach is preferable to open innovation when the initiator of open innovation aims to keep sensitive information inside the closed group, when the initiator has established an effective team of representatives from other firms from earlier innovation projects, and when the participants are geographically close. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 3 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/674 IS - 4 U1 - University of Oslo Marina Z. Solesvik is a postdoctoral research scholar at the Center of Technology, Innovation and Culture (TIK) at the University of Oslo. Her research is related to regional innovation in the Oslo region. Marina holds a PhD in Management from the Graduate Business School at the University of Nordland (Norway). Her other research interests include maritime business, entrepreneurial intentions, female entrepreneurship, and strategic alliances. U2 - University of Oslo Magnus Gulbrandsen holds a PhD in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2000). He has worked as researcher/senior researcher and research director at the research institute NIFU, where he still has a 20% position. He has also been guest professor at the Copenhagen Business School (2002–03) and senior research fellow at the Centre for Advanced Study, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters (2007-08). Magnus is leader of the Innovation group at the Center of Technology, Innovation and Culture (TIK) at the University of Oslo. His research topics have included the role of public research organizations in innovation, commercialization of research and university-industry relationships, the nature and legitimacy of research institutes, internationalization of R&D and innovation, quality in science, and the organization and funding of research work in different settings. ER -