Sourcing Innovation: When to Own and When to Control Your Supplier

Zhi Chen
Zhi Chen
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NUS Business School & Institute of Operations Research and Analytics, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119245
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Jürgen Mihm
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Jürgen Mihm
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INSEAD, 77305 Fontainebleau, France
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Jochen Schlapp
Jochen Schlapp
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Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, 60322 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Zhi Chen

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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6663-9550

NUS Business School & Institute of Operations Research and Analytics, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119245

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Jürgen Mihm

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7197-1598

INSEAD, 77305 Fontainebleau, France

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Jochen Schlapp

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Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, 60322 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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Published Online:12 Sep 2025https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2023.0312

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cover image Manufacturing & Service Operations Management

Volume 27, Issue 6

November-December 2025

Pages 1683-2035, iii

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Received:June 07, 2023
Accepted:July 21, 2025
Published Online:September 12, 2025

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Zhi Chen, Jürgen Mihm, Jochen Schlapp (2025) Sourcing Innovation: When to Own and When to Control Your Supplier. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 27(6):1869-1888.

https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2023.0312

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The authors thank the editorial team and participants of the seminar series at Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung for thoughtful comments that helped shape the paper.