S. L. Capinzaiki Ottonicar

M. L. Pomim Valentim

L. Maia Woida

E. Silva

Abstract

This paper aims to discuss how open innovation culture contributes to the competitive intelligence process. Furthermore, it aims to verify whether open innovation culture encourages quality information and knowledge sharing. Finally, this paper aims to identify whether that quality information contributes to the competitive intelligence process. This paper is an exploratory research based on a quantitative and qualitative approach, and the method is the systematic literature review about open innovation and competitive intelligence. The literature review shows that the topic of this paper is innovative, so it is a potential topic of discussion for future researchers. The paper concludes that competitive intelligence may use information and knowledge created by open innovation. This intelligence creates the best solution for the organization through prospecting partners’ information. Therefore, open innovation culture must encourage information and knowledge sharing. There is a gap in the literature about open innovation and competitive intelligence. Therefore, this paper is crucial because it connects both topics which are studied by Information Science and Business Management. This paper encourages new research to use its concepts in practice in order to make organizations more competitive

Keywords- Open Innovation, Competitive Intelligence, Open Innovation Culture