Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, it aims at reconciling the literature on
creating shared value (CSV) with the one on cluster development, searching for …

There are several meanings of the term “knowledge” that match to the diverse study areas. A
knowledge creation, sharing, dissemination, and presentation environment is required …

Purpose Little is known, about the role played by start-ups in open innovation networks. Start-
ups–due to their nature of new and emerging companies–can largely benefit from the …

In makerspaces, the embeddedness in open communities helps makers to build relationship
networks and gives them access to ample knowledge, which will be finally transformed into …

This paper aims at investigating the role of makers in open innovation networks by focusing
on whether and how knowledge leaks occur in open innovation networks with makers. In the …

Purpose This paper aims to provide a contribution on the diffusion of Industry 4 (I4. 0)-
related knowledge in industrial districts (IDs). The main goal is to examine the dissemination …

Network systems like clusters are characterized by the coexistence of relational
architectures with ties and nodes of different nature. While recent research has analysed …

Innovation is deeply rooted in clusters and is strongly related to knowledge exchanges. In
literature, scholars have started suggesting that innovation rates are expected to be higher …

Purpose This paper aims to explain how the evolution of knowledge networks and firms'
strategic choices affect innovation. Endogenous factors associated with a path-dependent …

This paper investigates the positioning of actors characterized by different natures in a
regional innovation network and explores how these actors improve their innovation …