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Title Open Strategy in a Smart City
ID_Doc 36209
Authors Einola, S; Kohtamäki, M; Hietikko, H
Title Open Strategy in a Smart City
Year 2019
Published Technology Innovation Management Review, 9, 9
DOI 10.22215/timreview/1267
Abstract To attract new companies and a talented workforce in a way that increases income streams, cities are searching for strategic capabilities by using a variety of strategic practices. The present study participates in the theoretical debate between micro- and macro- strategizing by focusing on the interplay between the city organization and its institutional environment. As such, the study elucidates the open strategy process used in the strategy work of a medium-sized city in Finland. To make the strategy work open and encourage citizens' participation, the city decided to utilize crowdsourcing as a tool that was part of a broader strategy process to develop a city strategy in a participative manner. The present study analyzes the responses of almost 2000 citizens to address the role of an open strategy in developing a smart city. The study contributes by depicting how the open strategy was utilized in practice and what types of outcomes it produced.
Author Keywords Strategy-as-practice (SAP); open strategy; crowdsourcing in open innovation; sociomaterial strategy tools; participative strategy process; smart city
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
EID WOS:000488302700005
WoS Category Management
Research Area Business & Economics
PDF https://timreview.ca/sites/default/files/article_PDF/TIMReview_September2019%20-%20final-D.pdf
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