You don’t forget where you come from: linking formation and operations in publicly funded innovation networks

TY - JOUR

T1 - You don’t forget where you come from

T2 - linking formation and operations in publicly funded innovation networks

AU - Kreye, Melanie E.

AU - Perunovic, Zoran

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

PY - 2020/7/26

Y1 - 2020/7/26

N2 - Publicly funded innovation networks (PFINs) are an increasing form of organizing joint innovation activities. Yet, little is known about this form of organization which mixes characteristics of centralized and de-centralized innovation networks. This research investigates how processes of network formation affect its operation in PFINs as a hybrid form between centralized and de-centralized networks. Presenting rich data from a PFIN in the Scandinavian maritime industry, the findings show three patterns linking network formation and operation. The first pattern–well-aligned centralized and de-centralized approaches–in network formation resulted in well-functioning network operation. The second pattern–misalignment between centralized and de-centralized approaches in network formation resulted in stagnating innovation activities during network operation. The third pattern–a pre-dominant de-centralized approach during network formation resulted in unconnected sub-activities during network operation. This research contributes by showing the importance of utilizing both centralized and de-centralized approaches and aligning them to enable well-functioning network formation and operation.

AB - Publicly funded innovation networks (PFINs) are an increasing form of organizing joint innovation activities. Yet, little is known about this form of organization which mixes characteristics of centralized and de-centralized innovation networks. This research investigates how processes of network formation affect its operation in PFINs as a hybrid form between centralized and de-centralized networks. Presenting rich data from a PFIN in the Scandinavian maritime industry, the findings show three patterns linking network formation and operation. The first pattern–well-aligned centralized and de-centralized approaches–in network formation resulted in well-functioning network operation. The second pattern–misalignment between centralized and de-centralized approaches in network formation resulted in stagnating innovation activities during network operation. The third pattern–a pre-dominant de-centralized approach during network formation resulted in unconnected sub-activities during network operation. This research contributes by showing the importance of utilizing both centralized and de-centralized approaches and aligning them to enable well-functioning network formation and operation.

KW - case study

KW - governance

KW - inter-organizational relationships

KW - maritime industry

KW - Publicly funded innovation networks

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85075747474&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1080/09537287.2019.1693066

DO - 10.1080/09537287.2019.1693066

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85075747474

SN - 0953-7287

VL - 31

SP - 816

EP - 828

JO - Production Planning and Control

JF - Production Planning and Control

IS - 10

ER -