Internal and External Coordinated Open Innovation Ecosystems: Concept Building and Applying to Shanghai Zizhu International Education Park
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
2.1. The Concept of an Open Innovation Ecosystem
2.2. The Open Innovation Ecosystem of Higher Education
3. Research Methodology
3.1. Qualitative Data Analysis and Case Selection
3.2. Introduction of SZIEP
3.3. Data Collection
4. Findings
4.1. Internal Open Innovation Ecosystem of SZIEP (Micro-Perspective)
4.2. External Open Innovation Ecosystem of SZIEP (Macro-Perspective)
5. Discussion: Open Innovation, Ecosystem, and System Dynamic Feedback Loop
5.1. Systems Thinking of the Open Innovation Ecosystem of Higher Education
5.2. Conclusion and Future Study
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Institute | Time of Establishment | Co-Construction Institution | Student Educational Orientation | |
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1 | USC-SJTU Institute of Cultural and Creative Industry | 2015 | University of Southern California (USA) Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China) PGMD, Shanghai ZIZHU | Training talents in art, technology, and management |
2 | Asia Europe Business School | 2015 | East China Normal University (China) Emlyon Business School (France) PGMD, Shanghai ZIZHU | Training talents in international and innovative management for the construction of countries along the “Belt and Road” |
3 | Joint Translational Science and Technology Research Institute | 2016 | East China Normal University (China) The University of Haifa (Israel) PGMD, Shanghai ZIZHU | Training talents in data science, neuroscience, biomedicine, and ecological environment. |
4 | Shanghai International College (Beijing Film Academy) | 2016 | Beijing Film Academy(China) PGMD, Shanghai ZIZHU | Training talents with creativity, technology, and management of the film and television industry. |
5 | Huaer Zizhu Lemania College | 2019 | East China Normal University, China Lemania Swiss Group of Schools, Switzerland PGMD, Shanghai ZIZHU | Training talent in pre-university education. |
6 | Shanghai Zizhu International Education College | 2012 | PGMD, Shanghai ZIZHU | Training talents in pre-university education, elite education, and undergraduate general education |
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Yan, H.; Wang, L.; Yan, X.; Zhai, Q. Internal and External Coordinated Open Innovation Ecosystems: Concept Building and Applying to Shanghai Zizhu International Education Park. J. Open Innov. Technol. Mark. Complex. 2020, 6, 113. https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc6040113
Yan H, Wang L, Yan X, Zhai Q. Internal and External Coordinated Open Innovation Ecosystems: Concept Building and Applying to Shanghai Zizhu International Education Park. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity. 2020; 6(4):113. https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc6040113
Chicago/Turabian StyleYan, Haiyan, Linlin Wang, Xinyue Yan, and Qiongbo Zhai. 2020. "Internal and External Coordinated Open Innovation Ecosystems: Concept Building and Applying to Shanghai Zizhu International Education Park" Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity 6, no. 4: 113. https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc6040113