Purpose–Inter‐organizational innovation networks provide opportunities to exploit
complementary resources that reside beyond the boundary of the firm. The shifting locus of …

In networked or open innovation processes, so-called innovation communities have been
identified in the innovation champion literature, in which innovation champions from different …

Purpose–With more companies working to innovate across corporate boundaries, protecting
intellectual property is becoming a much bigger issue. The authors find that the best way to …

Innovation networks constitute a valid structure within which to foster members' abilities to
interact and cooperate, in order to reduce environmental uncertainty and face the …

Purpose–The purpose of this study is to increase understanding of service innovation in
networks. Especially the most loosely coupled forms of innovation networks, innovation …

Firms increasingly organise their innovation activities in networked environments, including
specific models such as supplier-network innovation, coopetition, or open innovation with a …

To respond to the notable changes in the field of healthcare, innovation networks bringing
together industry and public sector actors are needed. Subsequently, the orchestration of …

This explorative study of network orchestration processes conducted by innovation brokers
addresses new issues in bridging small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and research …

Inter-firm networking can facilitate new product development but"[…] it is not a panacea for
success"(Harris et al., 2000: 229). This article is not concerned with the potential of in-house …

The effectiveness and creativity of Linux, Wikipedia, and a plethora of other distributed
innovation systems have attracted the attention of scholars, practitioners, and policy makers …