Liu, Zheng ORCID: 0000-0001-7240-3501 , Shi, Yongjiang and Yang, Bo (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, 8 (1). pp. 1-15. ISSN 2199-8531 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc8010021)

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	open innovation; ecosystem; digitalization; COVID-19
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) R Medicine > R Medicine (General) T Technology > T Technology (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Business Greenwich Business School > Networks and Urban Systems Centre (NUSC) Greenwich Business School > School of Business, Operations and Strategy
Last Modified:	17 Oct 2024 16:21
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/46117

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