Open business models within mobile operators in Algeria : matching open innovation strategies

Abstract EN

Various studies showed the effectiveness of open innovation strategies; basically they focused on the impact of outsourcing innovation knowledge, collaborations with third parties and external commercialization of technology.

Meanwhile some scholars emphasize on Business Model as an analyze tool to achieve different open innovation practices and implications; this study try to assess the level of openness in the business model of the three Algerian mobile operators.

We do that by linked it with four main open innovation strategies namely; Market-based innovation strategy, Crowd-based innovation strategy, Collaborative innovation strategy and Networked-based innovation strategy.

Multiple case study methodology is adopted, the results indicate different level of openness in the Business Model of the three Algerian Mobile operators.