The Effect of Inbound Open Innovation on the Business Model of Knowledge-based Companies

Knowledge companies need to reorganize their business models to implement open innovation strategies and enhance their innovative performance The literature on the coordination of the business model and Inbound Open Innovation strategy has increased over the past decade However no attention has been paid in Iran as it is hardly possible to find a Persian article about it So the present study was conducted deal with this shortcoming In terms of objective this work is practical in terms of type it is qualitative and in terms of data collection method it is an online study While categorizing various Inbound Open Innovation strategies it attempts to show how adopting these strategies affects the business model of knowledgebased companies due to the Content a set of main activities Structure organizational units that carry out the activities and the ways in which these units are interconnected and Monitoring interactions mechanisms for controlling organizational units and relationships between units.