The lack of academic literature on hackathon has created confusion over a phenomenon that is increasingly gaining traction. To address this topic a definition of hackathon is provided integrating the definition given by the most relevant authors. In addition, a substantial literature review is carried on reviewing all the main models that have been studied so far as well as the main theories that hackathons refer to: Open Innovation and temporary group organization. A model is created from the literature with dual objectives: analyzing hackathons and providing a framework for their organization and assessment post-event. This is then used to analyze a sample of eight hackathons that took place in Italy from April to November 2017. The data collected serve to the generation of results that both provide relevant theoretical contributions and managerial implications in the form of advices to organizations that wish to run a hackathon.
La mancanza di letteratura accademica sul tema degli hackathon ha creato confusione su u fenomeno che sta guadagnando sempre più attenzione. Per affrontare questo argomento è stata creata una definizione integrata di hackathon raccogliendo e integrandole definizioni date daigli autori più rilevanti. Inoltre è stata svolta una revisione della letteratura comprensiva, revisionando i modelli più rilevanti che sono stati studiati fino ad ora sugli hackathon insieme alle teorie a cui gli hackathon fanno riferimento: Open Innovation e organizzazioni temporanee. A partire dalla letteratura è stato creato un modello con un duplice obiettivo: l’analisi degli hackathon e la creazione di un modello per la loro organizzazione e valutazione. Questo è stato utilizzato per analizzare otto hackathon organizzati in Italia da aprile a novembre 2017. I dati raccolti sono serviti per generare dei risultati che forniscono sia un contributo teorico che delle implicazioni manageriali nella forma di consigli per le organizzazioni che intendono organizzare un hackathon.
Hackathon as emerging innovation practice : exploring opportunities and challenges through 8 in-depthcase studies
UFFREDUZZI, MASSIMO
2016/2017
Abstract
The lack of academic literature on hackathon has created confusion over a phenomenon that is increasingly gaining traction. To address this topic a definition of hackathon is provided integrating the definition given by the most relevant authors. In addition, a substantial literature review is carried on reviewing all the main models that have been studied so far as well as the main theories that hackathons refer to: Open Innovation and temporary group organization. A model is created from the literature with dual objectives: analyzing hackathons and providing a framework for their organization and assessment post-event. This is then used to analyze a sample of eight hackathons that took place in Italy from April to November 2017. The data collected serve to the generation of results that both provide relevant theoretical contributions and managerial implications in the form of advices to organizations that wish to run a hackathon.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/10589/137237