Co-operation over distance? The spatial dimension of inter-organizational innovation collaboration

Anja Dettmann (), Sidonia von Proff and Thomas Brenner ()

Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2015, vol. 25, issue 4, 729-753

Abstract: In the literature, there is a controversy about the role of space in innovation collaboration. With a longitudinal study of 47 inter-organizational innovation groups in Germany, we examine the link between the spatial composition of group members and group characteristics that are important to perform innovation projects. Hence, conceptually and methodologically, we use social-psychological concepts in the field of spatial economics. We find that the share of regional partners is per se not a determining factor for the formation of a functional working group with the necessary characteristics to be successful. But very often regional groups are small and show shortcomings in their partner structure. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015

Keywords: Innovation collaboration; Collaboration over distance; Innovation groups; L14; R12; O38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/s00191-015-0414-8

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