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IE 463 Lecture 8

INNOVATION NETWORKS

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INNOVATION NETWORKS

Network structures link diverse knowledge producers, suppliers and users located in different organizations in order to facilitate rapid exchange and decision making. Networks, thus represent a mechanism for innovation diffusion through collaboration and the interactive relationship becomes not only a coordination device to create resources, but an essential enabling factor to technical progress.

Network: A new form of organization within knowledge production

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Innovation Network: Network of actors that cooperate to

generate innovations, bringing a variety of sources of

knowledge and skill often in new combinations in order to,• negotiate a potential innovation• shape the context for innovation• produce an innovation

Innovation network,• is an important coordination device enabling and

supporting inter-firm learning (diffusion of technology and know-how)

• provide the environment for the exploitation of complementarities which is a crucial prerequisite to master “complex technologies”

• constitute a setting for the exploration of synergies by the amalgamation of different technological competencies (feeding innovation process)

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In an innovation network, participants must develop network competence.Network Orientation: the effective conduct of relationship and cross-relational tasks and the quality of technical and social capabilities, to most importantly create;• trust between partners• communication structures between partners• network wide coordination mechanisms

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DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS

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INNOVATION PARTNERS

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INNOVATION PARTNERS IN MOBILE MEDIA