OPEN FOR INNOVATION? PRACTICES SUPPORTING COLLABORATION IN SWEDISH REGIONAL CLUSTERS

Anna Yström () and Hedvig Aspenberg ()
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Anna Yström: Chalmers University of Technology, Vera Sandbergs allé 8 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
Hedvig Aspenberg: Montell & Partners, Engelbrektsgatan 28, 411 37 Gothenburg, Sweden

International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2017, vol. 21, issue 05, 1-28

Abstract: While it could be argued that globalisation would diminish the importance of a company’s location, research has shown that in an increasingly complex, knowledge-based and dynamic economy, regional collaboration has in fact become a critical aspect of enhancing competitiveness, locally as well as globally. Still, in order to create sustainable, innovative and successful clusters, interaction and collaboration among its members is necessary, which is not always easy to accomplish and requires actions that stimulate bottom-up activity rather than top-down directives.Taking a practice-based perspective, this paper explores what cluster management do in their everyday activities to support collaboration among cluster members, based on a qualitative case study of 14 Swedish regional clusters and cluster initiatives. The paper contributes by outlining and discussing two distinct and essential practices–orchestrating and narrating.

Keywords: Cluster; innovation; collaboration; regional development; SME; practice; case study; qualitative research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1142/S1363919617400084

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