Learning from the Local: Governance of Networks for Innovation in the Basque Country

Aranguren, Mari José; Larrea, Miren; Wilson, James R.

doi:10.1080/09654310903343526

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“…To assist this process, there may be a greater role for trade organisations and associated institutions to act as appropriate conduits for building inter-firm relational capital (Zeng et.al, 2010). In addition, Aranguren et al (2010) have also recently argued for suitable information exchangesa role which might be performed through existing trade bodies. Lee et.…”

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The nature of SME co-operation and innovation: A multi-scalar and multi-dimensional analysis

Tomlinson

Fai

2013

International Journal of Production Economics

144

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Recent work on SMEs and networks has emphasised the importance of external cooperative ties in enhancing firms' innovative performance. These external ties provide resource constrained SMEs with access to a wider set of technological opportunities through information sharing and resource pooling. Previous studies of the SME innovationcooperation relationship have used categorical measures to capture tie existence which, while providing some useful insights, largely fail to capture the strength of cooperative relationships and/or the variety of relational directions in which cooperation occurs. This study aims to address this measurement deficiency and explore the SME innovationcooperation relationship by designing and utilising measures that capture both the multiscalar (strength) and multi-dimensional (variety) nature of cooperation and innovation. We then apply these measures to a survey of UK manufacturing SMEs. Data is obtained for 371 SMEs, and we then assess the innovation-cooperation relationship within a multivariate regression framework. We find that the strength of cooperative ties across a range of productive activities within the value chain are important facilitators for SME innovative capability; this is true for both product and process innovation. However, we find that SME cooperation with rivals (co-opetition) has no significant impact upon innovation. Our results have significant implications for both supply chain managers and policy-makers interested in enhancing innovation among SMEs. In particular, we argue that SME innovative activity benefits from good, close dyadic relations within the supply chain, while more generally policy should be geared towards nurturing and sustaining SME innovation networks.

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Section: Wider Discussion and Policy Issuesmentioning

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The nature of SME co-operation and innovation: A multi-scalar and multi-dimensional analysis

Tomlinson

Fai

2013

International Journal of Production Economics

144

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“…ACWORTH, 2008;HOWELLS, 2006;WRIGHT et al, 2008). Policymakers, however, also rely on intermediaries such as universities (KAUFFELD-MONZ and FRITSCH, 2013;LOCKETT et al, 2013) or regional government agencies (ARANGUREN et al, 2009;BATTERINK et al, 2010;HUGGINS, 2000;KLERKX and LEEUWIS, 2008;LASCHEWSKI et al, 2002) for the creation of new networks. Given intermediaries' networks and knowledge resources are essential for the expansion of existing networks, there is a need to further understand how these (and other) resources underpin the successful creation of new networks for knowledge exchange.…”

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Building regions: a resource-based view of a policy-led knowledge exchange network

2016

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This study looks to further understanding about how important the choice of intermediary can be in supporting policymakers in their regional development activities. Drawing on the resource based view as a framework, the paper provides new insights into resource combinations underpinning the successful creation and expansion of a regional network for knowledge exchange. Through an in-depth study of a partnership of three intermediaries involved in designing and implementing a regional ICT network, the study highlights that policymakers need to consider not only organizational resources of intermediaries, but also the resources of key individuals from those organizations.

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“…Thus, the establishment of EG in 2002 saw not only the creation of a local development organisation, but also of a space for the development of communication, language, work methods and new theoretical knowledge between researchers and practitioners. Knowledge generated in this context was published: Aranguren et al (2010Aranguren et al ( , 2007Aranguren et al ( , 2006; Iturrioz et al (2006); Larrea (2003); Larrea et al (2010;; Navarro & Larrea (2007); Parrilli et al (2009).…”

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Bridging the Gap between Academic Research and Regional Development in the Basque Country

Karlsen¹,

Larrea

Wilson

et al. 2012

Euro J of Education

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The discussion in this article focuses on how the gap between academic knowledge and regional development can be bridged, creating conditions for change processes between researchers and regional agents. Institutional entrepreneurs can create regional development organisations and research organisations, but in order to fulfil regional needs it is necessary to create processes where researchers and practitioners can connect and create a mutual change process. The analysis shows how new organisations have been used to create conditions for knowledge co‐generation processes, a change in the language used and new work methods between researchers from Deusto University and Orkestra and regional actors over a period of 11 years in the Basque Country.

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Learning from the Local: Governance of Networks for Innovation in the Basque Country

Cited by 18 publications

References 15 publications

The nature of SME co-operation and innovation: A multi-scalar and multi-dimensional analysis

The nature of SME co-operation and innovation: A multi-scalar and multi-dimensional analysis

Building regions: a resource-based view of a policy-led knowledge exchange network

Bridging the Gap between Academic Research and Regional Development in the Basque Country

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