TY - JOUR
T1 - Fostering SME's co-development of innovative projects in biotech clusters: Extending the sets of enablers for the knowledge creation process
AU - Grenier, C.
AU - Ferasso, Marcos
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2021/11/1
Y1 - 2021/11/1
N2 - We explore the linkage of specific sets of enablers for the knowledge-creation process (KCP) mobilized in innovative projects co-developed by biotech SMEs and the role of industrial clusters in easing the access to enablers. Two French and one Brazilian high-tech SMEs belonging to two biotechnological clusters were investigated. Deductive and inductive approaches were applied in a complementary manner. Findings revealed a larger set of enablers at the company's level than predicted in the literature. We identified two sets of KCP enablers at the cluster's level, classified as open access and restricted access, which are used for different purposes and simultaneously. These dynamics enabled the studied SMEs to improve their co-developed innovative projects in a more effective way. Data also revealed that the enablers that benefit SMEs are more likely provided by the cluster organisations.
AB - We explore the linkage of specific sets of enablers for the knowledge-creation process (KCP) mobilized in innovative projects co-developed by biotech SMEs and the role of industrial clusters in easing the access to enablers. Two French and one Brazilian high-tech SMEs belonging to two biotechnological clusters were investigated. Deductive and inductive approaches were applied in a complementary manner. Findings revealed a larger set of enablers at the company's level than predicted in the literature. We identified two sets of KCP enablers at the cluster's level, classified as open access and restricted access, which are used for different purposes and simultaneously. These dynamics enabled the studied SMEs to improve their co-developed innovative projects in a more effective way. Data also revealed that the enablers that benefit SMEs are more likely provided by the cluster organisations.
KW - Biotechnology
KW - Co-development projects
KW - Enablers
KW - Industrial clusters
KW - Knowledge creation process
KW - SMEs
UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12724/14212
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UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/4b3cb261-b639-3031-a5dd-827a236d3d59/
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2021.101729
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2021.101729
M3 - Article (Contribution to Journal)
VL - 67
JO - Technology in Society
JF - Technology in Society
M1 - 101729
ER -