Learning and Innovation @ a Distance [electronic resource] : An Empirical Investigation into the Benefits and Liabilities of Different Forms of Distance on Interactive Learning and Novelty Creation in German Biotechnology SMEs /
Hartig, Juliane.author.
Firms of all sizes increasingly face the need to participate in global innovation cooperation. Yet, the global dimension adds another layer of complexity to open innovation processes. Juliane Hartig develops a framework for different forms of distance and discusses their impact and partial interplay for interactive learning and innovation. Her empirical study draws on a sample of international cooperation projects by small and medium-sized firms from the German biotechnology sector Combining quantitative and qualitative research, she provides new insights and offers practitioners tools for the creation of proximity in order to derive the most from global cooperation.
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Foreword; Preface; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Aim, Research Gap, and Research Questions; 1.3 Research Design and Organisation of the Book; 1.4 Concepts and Definitions; 2 Theoretic Perspectives on Inter-Organisational Co-operation; 2.1 Overview; 2.2 Transaction Cost Economics; Basic Assumptions and Point of Departure; TCE and Inter-Organisational Co-operation in R&D; Contributions, Limitations and Possible Extensions; 2.3 Resource Based View; Basic Assumptions and Point of Departure; RbV and Co-operation in R&D
Contributions, Limitations and Possible ExtensionsExcursus: A 'Cognitive Theory of the Firm'; Basic Assumptions and Point of Departure; Cognitive Focus and Inter-Organisational Co-operation in R&D; Contributions, Limitations and Possible Extensions; 2.4 Social Network Perspective; Basic Assumptions and Point of Departure; SNP and Inter-Organisational Co-operation in R&D; Contributions, Limitations and Possible Extensions; 2.5 Summary; 3 Learning and Novelty Generation in Inter-Organisational Co-operation; 3.1 Overview; 3.2 Processes and Challenges of Knowledge Sharing
3.3 Ability and Motivation for Knowledge Sharing3.4 The Role of Trust; 3.5 Summary; 4 Distant Relationships for Learning and Novelty Generation; 4.1 Overview; 4.2 Introducing Basic Ideas; 4.3 Different Forms of Distance; 4.4 Distant Relationships: Definitions, Effects, and Evidence; 4.4.1 Geographic Distance; Definition and Characterisation; Effects of Geographic Distance on Inter-Organisational Co-operation; Empirical Evidence; 4.4.2 Institutional Distance; Definition and Characterisation; Expected Impact on Inter-Organisational Co-operation in R&D; Empirical Evidence
4.4.3 Organisational DistanceDefinition and characterisation; Expected Impact on Inter-Organisational Co-operation in R&D; Empirical Evidence; 4.4.4 Strategic Distance; Definition and Characterisation; Expected Impact on Inter-Organisational Co-operation in R&D; Empirical Evidence; 4.4.5 Technological Distance; Definition and Characterisation; Expected Impact on Inter-organisational Co-operation in R&D; Empirical Evidence; 4.4.6 Relational Distance; Definition and Characterisation; Expected Impact on Inter-Organisational Co-operation in R&D; Empirical Evidence
4.5 Relative, Combined and Interaction Effects4.6 A Differentiated View on Learning and Novelty Generation; 4.6.1 Different Stages of Novelty Generation; 4.6.2 Different Forms of Learning; 4.7 Summary; 5 Hypotheses; Impact of different forms of distance and their interplay; Impact of intermediary variables; Conclusions for management; 6 Research Setting: Biotechnology Firms in Germany; Definition and Applications; Biotechnology Knowledge Base, Industrial Structure and the Division ofInnovative Labour; National Strengths and the Geographic Organisation of theBiotechnology Industry
Modern Biotechnology in Germany
Dissertation--Universität Potsdam, 2011.
Includes bibliographical references.
Firms of all sizes increasingly face the need to participate in global innovation cooperation. Yet, the global dimension adds another layer of complexity to open innovation processes. Juliane Hartig develops a framework for different forms of distance and discusses their impact and partial interplay for interactive learning and innovation. Her empirical study draws on a sample of international cooperation projects by small and medium-sized firms from the German biotechnology sector Combining quantitative and qualitative research, she provides new insights and offers practitioners tools for the creation of proximity in order to derive the most from global cooperation.
Entrepreneurship.
Management.
Industrial management.
Entrepreneurship.
Innovation/Technology Management.