Managing research and innovation networks: Evidence from a government sponsored cross-industry program. Levén, P., Holmström, J., & Mathiassen, L. Research Policy.
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Abstract Important innovations are increasingly produced based on research engagement and fertilization across industries. However, we know little about the challenges associated with managing innovation networks in specific contexts that involves researchers in cross-industry collaboration. Against this backdrop, we draw on theory on design and orchestration of innovation networks to analyze a large-scale government sponsored program, “ProcessIT Innovations” that was designed to increase competitiveness and accelerate economic growth in Northern Sweden. The program was initiated and led by firms from the traditionally strong local process industry and engaged local researchers and firms from the emerging IT industry. Based on our analyses, we offer two contributions. First, we provide a detailed analysis of the challenges related to configuration of the network, orchestration of partnerships between participants, and facilitation of innovation in dedicated development projects. Second, we propose a model of managing research and innovation networks through fertilization across industries and between firms and research institutions.
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	title = {Managing research and innovation networks: {Evidence} from a government sponsored cross-industry program},
	issn = {0048-7333},
	shorttitle = {Managing research and innovation networks},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048733313001443},
	doi = {10.1016/j.respol.2013.08.004},
	abstract = {Abstract
Important innovations are increasingly produced based on research engagement and fertilization across industries. However, we know little about the challenges associated with managing innovation networks in specific contexts that involves researchers in cross-industry collaboration. Against this backdrop, we draw on theory on design and orchestration of innovation networks to analyze a large-scale government sponsored program, “ProcessIT Innovations” that was designed to increase competitiveness and accelerate economic growth in Northern Sweden. The program was initiated and led by firms from the traditionally strong local process industry and engaged local researchers and firms from the emerging IT industry. Based on our analyses, we offer two contributions. First, we provide a detailed analysis of the challenges related to configuration of the network, orchestration of partnerships between participants, and facilitation of innovation in dedicated development projects. Second, we propose a model of managing research and innovation networks through fertilization across industries and between firms and research institutions.},
	urldate = {2013-09-29},
	journal = {Research Policy},
	author = {Levén, Per and Holmström, Jonny and Mathiassen, Lars},
	keywords = {Network design and orchestration, Process and IT industry, Research and innovation},
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