Conclusion
This paper provides a review of the scientific literature about the role of Intangible Assets in Open Innovation, by presenting a thorough and unique synthesis and a critical review. The past decade has witnessed a steady growth of publications dedicated to these issues. As a result, the current body of literature is vast, but to the best of the authors’ knowledge, systematic reviews of literature in this field do not exist. This study provides an overview of what has been studied in this field and what has been left out. To examine the field’s current state, we conducted a systematic literature review that was based on a sample of 18 high-quality peer-reviewed scholarly articles obtained through a rigorous data collection process and selection. In particular, we combined multiple algorithms to produce a clear topical taxonomy of the multiple strands of research lying at the interface of OI and IAs. Then, we synthesized the selected articles according to a number of topics relevant to this research field. We classified them in five macro themes (Grimaldi et al, 2015) with reference to OI research. For each theme, we considered the specific role of IAs researchers focused their attention on. Results are summarized in Table 3.
