This conceptual paper organizes and advances existing knowledge on the management
practices of inter-organizational innovation networks by developing an orchestration profile …

This paper explores orchestration capability as a concept defining the firm's ability to
purposefully build and manage innovation networks. Due to the lack of empirical research …

In this study, attention is turned to those actors who orchestrate innovation networks; their
types, roles and capabilities. We assert that the type of orchestrator and what they (can) do …

Collaboration in inter-organizational networks is a major driver of innovation. Nevertheless,
methods that practitioners can rely upon for managing innovation networks are still scarce …

Purpose–The literature includes a vast amount of research on both innovation and business
networks; however, the empirical knowledge of their intersection–innovation networks and …

The prominence of inter-organizational networks for innovation raises questions about how
to support collaboration between multiple, diverse stakeholders. We focus on network …

Executive Overview Companies have increasingly shifted from innovation initiatives that are
centered on internal resources to those that are centered on external networks (said another …

Purpose In order to deepen the understanding of self-organization, the purpose of the paper
is to raise and analyze the state of the art in the area of innovation networks, particularly the …

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

In this paper, we examine the managing of the full innovation process, from visioning to
commercialization, in extensive networks. By drawing on the IMP, strategic network, and …