First- and second-order additionality and learning outcomes in collaborative R&amp;D programs

Autio, Erkko; Kanninen, Sami; Gustafsson, Robin

doi:10.1016/j.respol.2007.07.012

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“…CoP theory has been adapted by knowledge management theorists and used to highlight its value in relation to increasing firms' absorptive capacity, i.e. the ability to recognize the value of new, external information, assimilate it, and apply it to commercial advantage (Cohen and Levinthal, 1990), improve learning (Autio, et al, 2008) and innovation (Assimakopoulos, 2007;Scarbrough, et al, 2004).…”

Section: Communities Of Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Open innovation has increasingly emphasized the role of communities in creating, shaping and disseminating innovations (Fichter, 2009). Autio et al (2008) argue that firms involved in collaborative innovation should purposely foster the development of CoPs. There are clear links between open innovation and absorptive capacity, particularly with reference to the sourcing and exchange of externally developed knowledge (Vanhaverbeke et al, 2008).…”

Section: Communities Of Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are clear links between open innovation and absorptive capacity, particularly with reference to the sourcing and exchange of externally developed knowledge (Vanhaverbeke et al, 2008). CoPs may provide an introductory vehicle for SME knowledge management (Du Plessis, 2008), a means to boost technological learning, and a means to commercially exploit new innovations (Autio et al, 2008).…”

Section: Communities Of Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

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Communities of practice, knowledge acquisition and innovation: a case study of science-based SMEs

Pattinson

Preece

2014

Journal of Knowledge Management

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Purpose -Recent research into communities of practice (CoPs) has focused on large organizations, suggesting they can be constructed for the purposes of knowledge acquisition and innovation. The study provides evidence that for small science-based firms CoPs are more likely to emerge unplanned to support incremental innovation in the form of problem solving activities.Design/methodology/approach -Thematic template analysis was used to analyze 25 indepth interviews conducted with a range of employees in science-based SMEs.Findings -Analysis of the interview data from a case study of six science-based SMEs provides evidence that both intra and inter-organizational CoPs were leveraged for a variety of purposes, including the acquisition of knowledge and improving firm's ability to generate innovative solutions. Research limitations/implications -Whilst there cannot be any claim of 'representativeness'of the sample in relation to the wider population of science-based firms, the authors do maintain that the new empirical material has made a contribution to a research area which has been dominated, especially in recent years, by a focus upon large organizations that have adopted a managerialist orientation.Practical implications -a contextualized framework for the construction of CoPs in sciencebased SMEs has been developed from the findings of this study.Originality/value -The challenges of understanding the role of CoPs in science-based SMEs and the factors that influence their success, or otherwise, have not been sufficiently investigated and have received little attention in the extant literature. Hence, this paper makes an original contribution to this body of knowledge.

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Section: Communities Of Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Communities Of Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Communities Of Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

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Communities of practice, knowledge acquisition and innovation: a case study of science-based SMEs

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Preece

2014

Journal of Knowledge Management

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“…For instance, Davenport et al (1998: 65) claimed that "the existence of behavioural additionality, while enough in itself to justify involvement in collaborative research, is also likely to strengthen a policy's latent ability to influence the creation of output additionality". Autio et al (2008) argue that there are effects that influence the target firm's collaborators although they are not direct beneficiaries (i.e. second order additionality).…”

Section: Evidence Of Behavioural Additionalitymentioning

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The Impact and Effectiveness of Policies to Support Collaboration for R&D and Innovation

Cunningham¹,

Gök²

2012

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“…The social capital consisting in vertical relationships with large foreign customers is a prominent source of knowledge for start-ups abroad (Presutti, Boari, & Fratocchi, 2007). Furthermore, global SMEs can establish partnerships with suppliers (Yeoh, 1994), and within local scientific communities (Autio, Kanninem, & Gustafsson, 2008;von Zedtwitz, 2004). Evidence shows that exploration is better supplied from partnerships established with universities and public R&D centers.…”

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Strategic and Organizational Evolutions of High-Tech SME on Global Market

2011

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The "OLI paradigm" of Dunning (1977) claims that firm internationalization is addressed toward the exploitation of home-based specific advantages. However, evidence shows that SMEs are increasingly internationalizing their activities in order to enrich their resource pool. In this regard, a reinterpretation of the OLI paradigm came out with a new perspective suggesting that "foreign direct investment" (FDI) is increasingly oriented toward asset augmentation.Correspondingly, the purpose of this theoretical paper is to suggest a set of principles that could inform on how global small and medium-sized enterprises grow in the international marketplace when investing abroad.

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First- and second-order additionality and learning outcomes in collaborative R&D programs

Cited by 96 publications

References 53 publications

Communities of practice, knowledge acquisition and innovation: a case study of science-based SMEs

Communities of practice, knowledge acquisition and innovation: a case study of science-based SMEs

The Impact and Effectiveness of Policies to Support Collaboration for R&D and Innovation

Strategic and Organizational Evolutions of High-Tech SME on Global Market

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