Interorganizational Collaboration and the Locus of Innovation: Networks of Learning in Biotechnology

Межорганизационное сотрудничество и место инноваций: сети обучения в биотехнологии
Walter W. Powell, Laurel Smith‐Doerr, Kenneth W. Koput
1996-03-01

BiotechnologyInterorganizational collaborationInterorganizational networksLocus of innovationNetworks of learning
Walter W. Powell, Kenneth W. Koput, Laurel Smith-Doerr, Interorganizational Collaboration and the Locus of Innovation: Networks of Learning in Biotechnology, Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 41, No. 1 (Mar., 1996), pp. 116-145
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Interorganizational collaboration structures shape where innovation occurs in biotechnology by creating networks of learning.
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Networks of collaborative ties between organizations serve as channels for knowledge exchange that influence innovation locus.
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Patterns of collaboration determine which organizations become hubs of innovation and how innovative capabilities are distributed across the field.
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The study identifies that learning through interorganizational networks is a central mechanism driving innovation in the biotechnology sector.

Interorganizational collaboration networks among biotechnology firms and institutions

How networks of learning and collaboration determine the locus of innovation (knowledge flows, learning relationships, and their impact on where innovation occurs)

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Walter W. Powell
Laurel Smith‐Doerr
Kenneth W. Koput
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