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... type of innovation networks, namely federated networks. Design/methodology/approach A multiple case study design is applied in this paper. We draw our analysis from data collected over six months from four cases of DDI. The within-analysis is aimed at constructing the DDI process instance in each...

... of the paper consists of a case study on a medicine technology start-up. Interviews and analyses of secondary sources made up the main data capturing methods. Each collaboration between the start-up and another party is analysed through three trust antecedents: contractual, competence based, and goodwill...

... the accelerator influences a start-up’s survival (or even success) by mitigating the probability of failure, the authors conducted an exploratory case study in an English accelerator. Findings The open innovation practices mediated by an accelerator and the ones that are not covered, but that can benefit...

... approach to perform a longitudinal case study of multinational corporation-semiconductor (MNC-SC). Total of 13 interviews were conducted over a four-year period. The MNC-SC case study has given the opportunity to analyse knowledge resources, knowledge, and innovation processes in a context...

... on case study research, McCarthy et al. (2006) reported, for instance, that in one case a significant product idea had emerged due to intensive interaction during a social event, where a spontaneously forming group was able to co-operate and to solve problems apart from the usual bureaucratic...

.... Crozier’s (1964) study was concerned with the unintended consequences for an organization that was unable to adapt to changes due to an obsession with formal structures and rules. Case studies Product development Organizational change Organizational innovation Even if the use of rule-based...

... has been designed in order to explain knowledge creation and transfer processes, in terms of firms’ competitiveness. Particularly, the analysis adopts multiple case studies methodology. Findings – Tradition-based “Made in Italy” SMEs, as depicted in the empirical analysis, are characterized...

... of collaborations are carried out by the companies and which are the dynamics that characterize it?”. Design/methodology/approach In order to answer the research questions a multiple case study methodology is adopted. The research framework was structured in three main phases: first, a literature review...

.../methodology/approach The study builds on the findings of a case‐study approach of four innovative firms in the internet banking sector in Spain. Findings The research highlights the relevance of understanding and considering the different dimensions of knowledge involved in such a process in order...

... measurement (quality) Case studies Metalworking industry 1. Other: finance, facilitate economic analysis; and legal, investigate patent issues. estimate manufacturing costs; and assess production feasibility. 1. Manufacturing: investigate feasibility...