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Fostering SME's co-development of innovative projects in biotech clusters: Extending the sets of enablers for the knowledge creation process |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Scientific Research and Graduate School, Universidad de Lima, Lima, Peru;2. Economics and Business Sciences Department, Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal;3. , KEDGE Business School, Marseilles, France;1. School of Health Studies, Western University, Canada;2. School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education, University of Victoria, Canada;1. Department of Psychology, Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India;2. Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, North Campus, New Delhi, India;1. Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Iran;2. Nasr Bridge, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Postal code: 1417963193. P.O. Box: 14155-6311, Iran;3. Faculty of Engineering and Technology Management, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA;4. Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan;5. Faculty of Civil Engineering, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Sauletekio al. 11, LT-10223, Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Keywords: | Knowledge creation process Enablers Industrial clusters SMEs Co-development projects Biotechnology M13 New Firms Startups O32 Management of Technological Innovation and R&D |
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