Despite abundant literature dedicated to networks and coordination, few empirical studies address the internal operations of inter-organizational networks. This research therefore aims to characterize coordination mechanisms of various forms and analyse their evolution through an empirical...

Despite the vast literature on knowledge management, little research has addressed the specificities of knowledge integration at the cluster level. Moreover, the literature on clusters has not focused on the role that governance may play in knowledge management. Anchored in a knowledge-based...

Cet article explore la nature de la relation entre la Responsabilité Sociale des Entreprises (RSE) et l'innovation technologique, avec pour objectif d'identifier les éventuelles spécificités des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises (PME). En dépit de son importance, cette relation reste peu...

Research has shown that NPD project leaders should engage in boundary-spanning activities. The present study tested the impact of four boundary-spanning activities on NPD project performance and analyzed the antecedents of these activities. We hypothesized that NPD project leaders' abilities to...

We examine how small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) chief executive officers' (CEOs) social capital (as measured by strength of ties and structural holes) can help them bring business to their firms through the spread of positive referrals. Based on a sample of 408 French SME CEOs, we find a...

A number of studies have found that the performance of NPD projects greatly depends on the support they get from top management. However, research into why some projects get more support than others has been limited. The present paper takes a political approach to NPD, in which top management...

La question de savoir si la proximité organisationnelle peut être encouragée au sein des clusters, en se concentrant sur les KIBS (Knowledge Intensive Business Services), a été peu ntraitée dans la littérature. L'objectif de cet article est d'étudier le rôle relationnel que peut jouer...

A la fonction traditionnelle de protection des innovations s'ajoute aujourd'hui une dimension stratégique : les entreprises brevètent aussi pour barrer (" bloquer ") la route de l'innovation à leurs concurrents. Nous cherchons à cerner l'utilisation de ce brevet " bloquant ", qui diffère du...

Comprendre la manière dont les entreprises se coordonnent au sein de réseaux interorganisationnels devient depuis quelques années un enjeu crucial, notamment pour réussir des projets d'innovation. En témoigne d'ailleurs la littérature croissante, tant universitaire que managériale, sur ce...

This paper explores the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and innovation from a firm strategic perspective. Matching Community Innovation Survey data with specific data collected about the CSR behaviour of Luxembourg firms, the authors identify two types of firms...