A5033627721- Innovation and Knowledge Management
- Business Strategy and Innovation
- Open Source Software Innovations
- Knowledge Management and Sharing
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Private Equity and Venture Capital
- Complex Network Analysis Techniques
- University-Industry-Government Innovation Models
- Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
- Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
- Regional Development and Policy
- Firm Innovation and Growth
- Intellectual Capital and Performance Analysis
- FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance
- Corporate Finance and Governance
- Italy: Economic History and Contemporary Issues
- Wine Industry and Tourism
- Digital Platforms and Economics
- Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems
- Digital Marketing and Social Media
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Innovation Diffusion and Forecasting
- Social Capital and Networks
- Research Data Management Practices
- International Business and FDI
Imperial College London
2012-2024
ETH Zurich
2016-2019
The London College
2018
Imperial Valley College
2011-2014
Utrecht University
2007-2010
This paper provides an overview of the main perspectives and themes emerging in research on open innovation (OI). The is result a collaborative process among several OI scholars – having common basis recurrent Professional Development Workshop 'Researching Open Innovation' at Annual Meeting Academy Management. In this paper, we present opportunities for future OI, organised different levels analysis. We discuss some contingencies these levels, argue that needs to study originally...
The traditional district literature tends to assume that: (1) the competitiveness of firms depends on external sources knowledge; (2) all in a benefit from knowledge externalities; (3) relying relationships necessarily means these are confined area. Our case study Barletta footwear South Italy suggests otherwise. Based social network analysis, we demonstrate that local is quite weak and unevenly distributed among firms. A strong position firm tended increase their innovative performance, so...
Social network analysis attracts increasing attention in economic geography. We claim social is a promising tool for empirically investigating the structure and evolution of inter-organizational interaction knowledge flows within across regions. However, potential application methodology to regional issues far from exhausted. The aim our paper twofold. first objective shed light on untapped techniques geography: we set out some theoretical challenges concerning static dynamic networks...
Abstract Ter Wal A. L. J. and Boschma R. Co-evolution of firms, industries networks in space, Regional Studies. The cluster literature suffers from a number shortcomings: (1) it often neglects that firms are heterogeneous terms capabilities; (2) tends to overemphasize the importance geographical proximity underestimates role networks; (3) hardly addresses origins evolution clusters. authors propose theoretical framework brings together on clusters, industrial dynamics, evolutionary theory...
Economic geography has developed a stronghold analyzing how impacts innovation. Yet, despite increased interest in networks, critical assessment of the role evolution networks is still lacking. This article attempts to explore interplay between geographic distance and triadic closure as two main forces that drive collaboration networks. Analyzing inventor German biotechnology, theoretically argues empirically demonstrates that—as technological regime an industry changes over time—inventors...
Open networks give actors non-redundant information that is diverse, while closed offer redundant easier to interpret. Integrating arguments about network structure and the similarity of actors' knowledge, we propose two types configurations combine diversity ease interpretation. Closed-diverse in knowledge domains shared third-party ties help interpreting knowledge. In open-specialized networks, structural holes diversity, interpretive schema overlap between received prior new without third...
To develop innovations in large, mature organizations, individuals often have to resort underground, “bootleg” research and development (R&D) activities that no formal organizational support. In doing so, these attempt achieve greater autonomy over the direction of their R&D efforts escape constraints accountability. Drawing on theories proactive creativity innovation, we argue underground help based exploration uncharted territory delayed assessment embryonic ideas. After carefully...
Open innovation often requires wholesale changes to the nature of R&D. However, academic research and managerial practice have paid little attention challenges that individuals face in daily pursuit open innovation. As a result, there is understanding how cope with innovation, which organizational practices can support them this role. Drawing on experiences R&D professionals, article identifies four specific coping strategies engaged It proposes range organizations implement better...
Organizations are increasingly encouraging their scientists and engineers to source knowledge externally. However, it is unclear how the openness of individuals external sources affects ideation performance, that is, ability develop new, useful innovative ideas for organization, which factors might moderate this process. Drawing on theories combinatorial search, using a sample 329 R&D working in large we demonstrate individuals' curvilinearly related performance. Openness provides...
How does the social capital of venture capitalists (VCs) affect funding start-ups? By building on rich literature, we hypothesize a positive effect VCs' capital, derived from past syndication, amount money that start-ups receive. Specifically, argue both structural and relational aspects networks provide VCs with superior access to information about current investment objects opportunities leverage them in future, increasing their willingness invest these firms. Our empirical results, novel...
Through interviews and a large-scale survey of R&D scientists engineers, this paper explores individuals' attempts to absorb external knowledge, focusing on their efforts identify assimilate knowledge promote its utilization. Extant research does not explicitly address whether individuals should better specialize in certain absorption or rather work as generalists dedicated range efforts. We suggest that assimilation increase the value at search promoting utilization which culminates two...
Ter Wal A. L. J. Cluster emergence and network evolution: a longitudinal analysis of the inventor in Sophia-Antipolis, Regional Studies. It is increasingly acknowledged that clusters do not necessarily exhibit networks local collective learning. Through case study Sophia-Antipolis France, this investigates to what extent learning emerged throughout growth business park. A its two main sectors reveals only Information Technology Life Sciences. creation spin-offs high-technology start-up...
Organizations typically employ a division of labor between specialist creator roles and generalist business in bid to orchestrate innovation. We seek determine the extent which individuals dividing work across can also benefit from their network. argue that collaborating connecting same groups but different within those groups—an approach we label dual networking—rather than pure divide-and-conquer approach. To test this argument, study career-ladder setting large multinational R&D...
abstract Throughout the past three decades, global pattern of wine production has undergone fundamental changes, most notably emergence New World producers. This article presents a detailed account sector's changing organization from 1974 to 2004 by applying network analysis methods evolution international trade and scientific collaboration networks. We argue that there is strong mutual interdependence knowledge production, as result which we expect geographic configuration networks...
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Though the concept of innovation systems has become influential in both academia and policy-making, an analytical approach to understanding is still lacking. In particular, there no framework measure 'Mode 1' 2' knowledge production. We propose a based on proximity concept. Mode 1 2 production are characterized by collaborations with cognitive, organizational, social, institutional geographical proximity, distance, respectively. Using gravity model we apply our case type diabetes research...
The structure of advice and support networks within organizations has a profound impact on the elaboration novel ideas. We explore how sequence in which individuals expose ideas to their network contacts affects innovation performance. argue that, during idea elaboration, inside-out sequencing – that is, mobilizing input from inner-circle ties before outer-circle ones yields an performance advantage over outside-in all-in-one mobilization contacts. Inside-out generates valuable early...
This study examines exit dynamics in open multiparty alliances, an important form of interfirm collaboration that includes committee-based standard-setting organizations, research and technology consortia, other types meta-organizations. Open alliances differ markedly from more commonly studied dyadic closed due to the nature membership broad diversity firms collaborate towards shaping trajectory emerging technologies a sector. Drawing literature on imitation, we posit under conditions...
The article presents an empirical demonstration of how geographical proximity between inventors is mostly relevant for tie formation in the early stage industry, comparison to triadic closure gains relevance only when industry more established. German biotechnology given as example utilize inventor network's resources by forming collaboration links their partners' partners. collaborative nature innovation examined, specifically geography innovation. value stochastic modeling techniques...