Leminen, Seppo, De Vita, Katharina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5030-5588, Westerlund, Mika and Ritala, Paavo (2023) Editorial. Places and spaces of collaborative R&D and innovation: navigating the role of physical and virtual contexts. R&D Management. ISSN 0033-6807 (Print), 1467-9310 (Online) (doi:10.1111/radm.12663)

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Abstract

The context in which collaborative R&D and innovation activities take place is a critical driver of success and failure. However, innovation management research tends to often abstract the context away, leaving the crucial contingency factors unaddressed. This special issue explores multifaceted collaborative R&D and innovation contexts across physical and virtual domains. An array of ten articles dissect various contexts, including cross- sector partnerships, innovation hubs, living labs, makerspaces, and virtual collaboration spaces and communities, highlighting their impact on innovation processes and outcomes. In this editorial, we develop a ‘Collaborative Innovation Space Matrix’ to firstly integrate the insights from the special issue focusing on collaboration dynamics and type of spaces and, secondly, to propose a call for action for innovation researchers to better understand the crucial role of context in collaborative R&D and innovation.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	living lab; collaborative innovation; R&D, innovation hub; innovation communities; cross-sector partnership
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory T Technology > T Technology (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Business Greenwich Business School > Networks and Urban Systems Centre (NUSC)
Last Modified:	02 Dec 2024 15:56
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/45122

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