Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/251882 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Citation: 
[Journal:] International Journal of Computational Economics and Econometrics [ISSN:] 1757-1170 [Volume:] 8 [Issue:] 3-4 [Publisher:] Inderscience [Place:] Geneva [Year:] 2018 [Pages:] 280-300
Publisher: 
Inderscience, Geneva
Abstract: 
While there is a large pool of assured knowledge on various general dimensions of struc-tures and dynamics of innovation networks, there are basic structural features that should attain more attention in future network research. Our contribution concentrates on three key structural characteristics: (i) kind of actors, (ii) contexts and (inter-) organizational environments of networks and (iii) modes and contents of knowledge exchange. We dis-cuss the role of these structural characteristics at the example of research material drawn from an accompanying evaluation of the German 'Leading-Edge Clusters Competition'. Major results are: Innovation network actors present themselves in a highly heterogeneous manner; the relevant spectrum reaches from utmost complex organizations to single indi-viduals. Networks are embedded in different sectoral, organizational and situational con-texts. In many cases, already the delimitation of the relevant network is a challenge for innovation researchers. Knowledge exchange uses different channels and presents itself as context-dependent combination of formal and tacit elements, of (relative) openness and restraint of the acting individuals and organizations.
Subjects: 
Innovation Networks
Actors
Knowledge Exchange
Cluster Organization
Cluster Policy
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Document Type: 
Article
Document Version: 
Accepted Manuscript (Postprint)

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