Mapping Patterns of Co-innovation Networks
In recent decades a significant research effort has focused on the role of innovation in giving enterprises a competitive advantage, and of socio-economic growth in general. Using the debate about systems as frameworks for innovation and the mapping of st
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In recent decades a significant research effort has focused on the role of innovation in giving enterprises a competitive advantage, and of socio-economic growth in general. Using the debate about systems as frameworks for innovation and the mapping of stages of innovation as our starting point, this paper aims to introduce an approach to understand the role of different types of co-innovation networks in terms of their capacity to generate novelty in terms of processes and products. The paper’s empirical section is based on one case study about Portugal’s largest highway concessionaire. Keywords: Collaborative networks networks
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1 Introduction In recent decades a significant research effort has focused on the role of innovation in giving enterprises a competitive advantage, and of socio-economic growth in general. There is also a growing stream of literature analyzing models of innovation [1, 2]. Different perspectives have emerged associated to an effort to explain the social and institutional conditions of competitiveness in a collaborative environment such as industrial districts, industrial clusters, virtual organizations and collaborative innovation networks [3]. Recent research in socio-economic issues has also pointed out the role of networking as an element, which facilitates communication, thereby promoting increased information dissemination and knowledge sharing. One can detect a convergence of opinions from different schools of thought when attempting to study the factors that contribute to improving an innovative performance among enterprises and sectors [4]. Furthermore, a number of contributions on this same subject can be found in innovation literature. In fact, cooperating and networking are essential assets in the search for an innovative growth path. Nonetheless, enterprises gain the crucial competitive advantage through the ability to coordinate resources and deploy them effectively, considering © IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 2016 Published by Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016. All Rights Reserved H. Afsarmanesh et al. (Eds.): PRO-VE 2016, IFIP AICT 480, pp. 241–252, 2016. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-45390-3_21
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knowledge as a key cornerstone for innovation and making sure it ranks first in the hierarchy of the organization’s strategically relevant resources [5]. Networking may open the possibility, not only for the sharing of knowledge, but also for the launching of the knowledge-creation process itself. This may enable enterprises to strengthen their technological and innovative competencies. Within this assumption, the main purpose of this paper is to develop an approach for understanding the role of different types of co-innovation networks in terms of their capacity for generating new ideas, processes or services.
2 A Systemic Perspective of Innovation Currently, there is a broad consensus among scholars of innovation that a systemic approach to innovation activities provides a more co
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