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Transforming inter-organisational collaboration dynamics in regional networks through digitalisation

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  • Kateryna Kryzhanivska
  • Ekaterina Albats
  • Kirsimarja Blomqvist
  • Anne-Laure Mention

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Digitalisation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly transformed inter-organisational collaboration in regional networks. By analysing a regional network in Finland, this study unveils how the dynamics of inter-organisational collaboration have evolved over time. Based on longitudinal process research conducted during the period 2019–21, we find four major patterns of inter-organisational collaboration dynamics occurring in regional networks, thereby suggesting changes in scale, space and scope of collaborative interactions. Our research highlights how an imbalance between these patterns may culminate in a new collaboration divide alongside pre-existing digital and innovation divides. From this we propose conditions within those patterns that support innovation and regional resilience in times of a crisis and develop suggestions for regional policymakers and practitioners on how to bridge burgeoning divides within regional networks.

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  • Kateryna Kryzhanivska & Ekaterina Albats & Kirsimarja Blomqvist & Anne-Laure Mention, 2025. "Transforming inter-organisational collaboration dynamics in regional networks through digitalisation," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 59(1), pages 2416225-241, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:59:y:2025:i:1:p:2416225
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2024.2416225
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