Way off the mark? Open innovation failures: Decoding what really matters to chart the future course of action

Sanjay Chaudhary (PhD) is an Assistant Professor in the area of Strategic Management. He holds Fellow in Strategic Management from Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur. His research interests include knowledge management and entrepreneurship. He has authored articles in scholarly journals like the Journal of Knowledge Management, Measuring Business Excellence, and Journal of Strategy and Management.

Puneet Kaur (DSc) is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen, Norway. Her research appears in Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, International Journal of Information Management, Computers in Human Behaviour, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Information Technology & People among others.

Shalini Talwar (PhD) holds a PhD in Business Administration and Management. Currently she is an Associate Professor at KJ Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai, India. Her work has published in the Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, International Journal of Hospitality Management, among others.

Nazrul Islam (PhD) is Associate Professor of Innovation/Entrepreneurship and an interdisciplinary pathway lead for global political economy at the University of Exeter Business School, England, UK. He holds a PhD in innovation management. His research interest focuses on interdisciplinary fields: the management of technology and strategy; innovation and entrepreneurship; the emergence and growth of disruptive and digital technology-based innovation; and SMEs business sustainability. His research was published in the leading international journals, and he has complemented his peer reviewed journal efforts with three books. Prof Islam’s research received awards including the Brad Hosler Award for Outstanding Paper from USA, and the Pratt & Whitney Canada Best Paper Award from Canada. Prof Islam serves on the board of directors for Business and Applied Sciences Academy of North America. He is Associate Editor of Technological Forecasting & Social Change, and Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Technology Intelligence and Planning.

Amandeep Dhir (DSc, PhD) is a Professor of Research Methods at University of Agder, Norway. He is also a visiting professor at Norwegian School of Hotel Management, University of Stavanger, Norway. His research appears in the Technology Forecasting and Social Change, Internet Research, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, International Journal of Information Management, Computers in Human Behaviour, Computers in Industry, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Journal of Cleaner Production, Food quality and preferences, Appetite, Information Technology & People, Australasian Marketing Journal, Enterprise Information Systems among others.