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Springer eBooks, 2013

Due to its promising effects on the economic development, innovation networks have been recognize... more Due to its promising effects on the economic development, innovation networks have been recognized as an important instrument for the industrialization of regions and nations. Therefore, the creation of innovation networks has been fostered by national and regional innovation systems, as several EU nations are launching clustering and networking incentive programs. For example, the German Government initiated in 2002 an incentive program to foster the creation of innovation networks between SMEs, large enterprises, and research institutes. This research aims at identifying different strategies used in practice for the intentional creation of innovation networks by means of a multicase study on a German enterprise that adhered to the German Government incentive in order to create nine networks during the past three years. Through this exploratory study, we were able to identify three distinctive strategies used by the network managers for the intentional creation of innovation networks: Cooperation Project, Partner Alignment, and Activity Alignment.

for accepting me as their PhD Student and guiding me through all the-inevitable-highs and lows re... more for accepting me as their PhD Student and guiding me through all the-inevitable-highs and lows related to this research. It has been quite a journey, and looking back now, it is clear that this would not at all have been possible without them. I would like to thank them for encouraging me to go forward, to explore new avenues of research, and later for helping me to keep the work sober, grounded and feasible. I am very grateful for their support, patience, and availability. I am also deeply indebted to Anne McCants for her support and insightful comments on my work at the MIT. I would like to thank her for hosting me and making time to see me, always with extreme patience and kindness. I would also like to thank Henry Weil, Scott Stern and Joel Clark for giving me the opportunity to sit-in on their classes and make the most out of my experience at the MIT. My thanks are also due to Flavia Cardarelli of the MIT-Portugal Program at the MIT for making the process so much easier. Finally, I would also like to take the opportunity to thank Carla Monteiro at the MIT-Portugal Program in FEUP, for always making the bureaucratic processes so much simpler. I am also deeply grateful to everyone at EurA-Consult AG in Germany, for making my stay in Germany such a pleasant one, and making my access to data so simple. In particular, I would like to thank the managing directors Gabrielle Seitz and Karl Lingel, for always being so available and kind to me, and entrusting me with access to company data. I also owe a debt of gratitude to all the network managers I met through the connection with EurA-Consult, for their time and insight into their personal experiences in the networks. In particular, I 2.1 The Network Concept-An Analytical Model or Organizational Form? …………………………………………………………………………………………………..10 2.2 Goal-Oriented Networks .

for accepting me as their PhD Student and guiding me through all the-inevitable-highs and lows re... more for accepting me as their PhD Student and guiding me through all the-inevitable-highs and lows related to this research. It has been quite a journey, and looking back now, it is clear that this would not at all have been possible without them. I would like to thank them for encouraging me to go forward, to explore new avenues of research, and later for helping me to keep the work sober, grounded and feasible. I am very grateful for their support, patience, and availability. I am also deeply indebted to Anne McCants for her support and insightful comments on my work at the MIT. I would like to thank her for hosting me and making time to see me, always with extreme patience and kindness. I would also like to thank Henry Weil, Scott Stern and Joel Clark for giving me the opportunity to sit-in on their classes and make the most out of my experience at the MIT. My thanks are also due to Flavia Cardarelli of the MIT-Portugal Program at the MIT for making the process so much easier. Finally, I would also like to take the opportunity to thank Carla Monteiro at the MIT-Portugal Program in FEUP, for always making the bureaucratic processes so much simpler. I am also deeply grateful to everyone at EurA-Consult AG in Germany, for making my stay in Germany such a pleasant one, and making my access to data so simple. In particular, I would like to thank the managing directors Gabrielle Seitz and Karl Lingel, for always being so available and kind to me, and entrusting me with access to company data. I also owe a debt of gratitude to all the network managers I met through the connection with EurA-Consult, for their time and insight into their personal experiences in the networks. In particular, I 2.1 The Network Concept-An Analytical Model or Organizational Form? …………………………………………………………………………………………………..10 2.2 Goal-Oriented Networks .

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 2013

Due to its promising effects on the economic development, innovation networks have been recognize... more Due to its promising effects on the economic development, innovation networks have been recognized as an important instrument for the industrialization of regions and nations. Therefore, the creation of innovation networks has been fostered by national and regional innovation systems, as several EU nations are launching clustering and networking incentive programs. For example, the German Government initiated in 2002 an incentive program to foster the creation of innovation networks between SMEs, large enterprises, and research institutes. This research aims at identifying different strategies used in practice for the intentional creation of innovation networks by means of a multicase study on a German enterprise that adhered to the German Government incentive in order to create nine networks during the past three years. Through this exploratory study, we were able to identify three distinctive strategies used by the network managers for the intentional creation of innovation networks: Cooperation Project, Partner Alignment, and Activity Alignment.

Springer eBooks, 2013

Due to its promising effects on the economic development, innovation networks have been recognize... more Due to its promising effects on the economic development, innovation networks have been recognized as an important instrument for the industrialization of regions and nations. Therefore, the creation of innovation networks has been fostered by national and regional innovation systems, as several EU nations are launching clustering and networking incentive programs. For example, the German Government initiated in 2002 an incentive program to foster the creation of innovation networks between SMEs, large enterprises, and research institutes. This research aims at identifying different strategies used in practice for the intentional creation of innovation networks by means of a multicase study on a German enterprise that adhered to the German Government incentive in order to create nine networks during the past three years. Through this exploratory study, we were able to identify three distinctive strategies used by the network managers for the intentional creation of innovation networks: Cooperation Project, Partner Alignment, and Activity Alignment.

for accepting me as their PhD Student and guiding me through all the-inevitable-highs and lows re... more for accepting me as their PhD Student and guiding me through all the-inevitable-highs and lows related to this research. It has been quite a journey, and looking back now, it is clear that this would not at all have been possible without them. I would like to thank them for encouraging me to go forward, to explore new avenues of research, and later for helping me to keep the work sober, grounded and feasible. I am very grateful for their support, patience, and availability. I am also deeply indebted to Anne McCants for her support and insightful comments on my work at the MIT. I would like to thank her for hosting me and making time to see me, always with extreme patience and kindness. I would also like to thank Henry Weil, Scott Stern and Joel Clark for giving me the opportunity to sit-in on their classes and make the most out of my experience at the MIT. My thanks are also due to Flavia Cardarelli of the MIT-Portugal Program at the MIT for making the process so much easier. Finally, I would also like to take the opportunity to thank Carla Monteiro at the MIT-Portugal Program in FEUP, for always making the bureaucratic processes so much simpler. I am also deeply grateful to everyone at EurA-Consult AG in Germany, for making my stay in Germany such a pleasant one, and making my access to data so simple. In particular, I would like to thank the managing directors Gabrielle Seitz and Karl Lingel, for always being so available and kind to me, and entrusting me with access to company data. I also owe a debt of gratitude to all the network managers I met through the connection with EurA-Consult, for their time and insight into their personal experiences in the networks. In particular, I 2.1 The Network Concept-An Analytical Model or Organizational Form? …………………………………………………………………………………………………..10 2.2 Goal-Oriented Networks .

for accepting me as their PhD Student and guiding me through all the-inevitable-highs and lows re... more for accepting me as their PhD Student and guiding me through all the-inevitable-highs and lows related to this research. It has been quite a journey, and looking back now, it is clear that this would not at all have been possible without them. I would like to thank them for encouraging me to go forward, to explore new avenues of research, and later for helping me to keep the work sober, grounded and feasible. I am very grateful for their support, patience, and availability. I am also deeply indebted to Anne McCants for her support and insightful comments on my work at the MIT. I would like to thank her for hosting me and making time to see me, always with extreme patience and kindness. I would also like to thank Henry Weil, Scott Stern and Joel Clark for giving me the opportunity to sit-in on their classes and make the most out of my experience at the MIT. My thanks are also due to Flavia Cardarelli of the MIT-Portugal Program at the MIT for making the process so much easier. Finally, I would also like to take the opportunity to thank Carla Monteiro at the MIT-Portugal Program in FEUP, for always making the bureaucratic processes so much simpler. I am also deeply grateful to everyone at EurA-Consult AG in Germany, for making my stay in Germany such a pleasant one, and making my access to data so simple. In particular, I would like to thank the managing directors Gabrielle Seitz and Karl Lingel, for always being so available and kind to me, and entrusting me with access to company data. I also owe a debt of gratitude to all the network managers I met through the connection with EurA-Consult, for their time and insight into their personal experiences in the networks. In particular, I 2.1 The Network Concept-An Analytical Model or Organizational Form? …………………………………………………………………………………………………..10 2.2 Goal-Oriented Networks .

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 2013

Due to its promising effects on the economic development, innovation networks have been recognize... more Due to its promising effects on the economic development, innovation networks have been recognized as an important instrument for the industrialization of regions and nations. Therefore, the creation of innovation networks has been fostered by national and regional innovation systems, as several EU nations are launching clustering and networking incentive programs. For example, the German Government initiated in 2002 an incentive program to foster the creation of innovation networks between SMEs, large enterprises, and research institutes. This research aims at identifying different strategies used in practice for the intentional creation of innovation networks by means of a multicase study on a German enterprise that adhered to the German Government incentive in order to create nine networks during the past three years. Through this exploratory study, we were able to identify three distinctive strategies used by the network managers for the intentional creation of innovation networks: Cooperation Project, Partner Alignment, and Activity Alignment.