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– This paper aims to investigate how the relationships among the different actors within the business networks affect the evolution of innovation along the different steps of technology life cycle.

– The study is supported by a longitudinal case study referred to a mechanical company operating in the knitting machineries industry. A triangulation method integrating multiple data sources in a multiple method design was used to gather data.

– The longitudinal study supports the idea that interactions among the actors within the business networks heavily influence the technology evolution.

– Although the longitudinal case study reported in this paper refers to a period of time of about 10 years, our findings refer only to a single case …