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Innovation Driven by Cooperation of Startups and SME

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  • Manuel Niever
  • Ilona Martina Scholz
  • Carsten Hahn

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With rising need for innovation within a complex and dynamic world, cooperation between complementary partners offers potential to create competitive advantage. Early-stage start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can exploit opportunities by cooperating early and jointly developing new innovation. Despite research into cooperation between established start-ups and SMEs existing, there is no specific concept or support options for cooperation in an early stage. Intermediaries are named as a helpful support option; however specific tasks are not analysed. This research provides insight into various support options in the context of cooperation between early phase start-ups and the German “Mittelstand†. Within the framework of the Design Research Methodology (DRM) the results of a literature research and qualitative interviews are presented in a Reference and Impact Model, which show the need for support in the cooperation of start-ups and SMEs. Based on the findings, a four-phased cooperation process is proposed, which includes support possibilities in each individual phase. A comprehensive evaluation plan in the context of practical application completes this work.

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  • Manuel Niever & Ilona Martina Scholz & Carsten Hahn, 2022. "Innovation Driven by Cooperation of Startups and SME," Athens Journal of Business & Economics, Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), vol. 8(4), pages 345-362, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:ate:journl:ajbev8i4-3
    DOI: 10.30958/ajbe.8-4-3
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    1. Engels, Barbara & Röhl, Klaus-Heiner, 2019. "Start-ups und Mittelstand: Potenziale und Herausforderungen von Kooperationen," IW-Analysen, Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft (IW) / German Economic Institute, volume 127, number 134.
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