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Knowledge Sharing and Innovation: The Contribution of Innovation Intermediaries

In: Information Systems: Crossroads for Organization, Management, Accounting and Engineering

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  • Raffaella Coppolino

    (University of Messina)

  • Tindara Abbate

    (University of Messina)

Abstract

Innovation intermediaries are a heterogeneous phenomenon with a relevant role in innovation processes as they are considered facilitators of the match of supply and demand in uncertain contexts. Their tasks are focused on: promoting new solutions that derive by combinations of knowledge; supporting technology development activities and trying to reduce the gap between the business and research communities. In recent years, several studies have analyzed the most important functions of intermediaries, their role in innovation process, but only few studies have focused on the rationale of innovation intermediation. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how innovation intermediaries can contribute to knowledge sharing. The intermediation processes will be compared to explain how innovation intermediaries can contribute to the creation of knowledge and the development of innovation. The paper will consist of three steps. First, a literature review will be carried out to define the intermediaries’ main functions; subsequently, the method for analysing this phenomenon will be described; the third step will discuss findings.

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  • Raffaella Coppolino & Tindara Abbate, 2012. "Knowledge Sharing and Innovation: The Contribution of Innovation Intermediaries," Springer Books, in: Marco De Marco & Dov Te'eni & Valentina Albano & Stefano Za (ed.), Information Systems: Crossroads for Organization, Management, Accounting and Engineering, edition 127, pages 251-258, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-7908-2789-7_28
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7908-2789-7_28
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    1. Tindara Abbate & Raffaella Coppolino & Francesco Schiavone, 2013. "Linking Entities in Knowledge Transfer: The Innovation Intermediaries," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 4(3), pages 233-243, September.
    2. Daniel Feser, 2023. "Innovation intermediaries revised: a systematic literature review on innovation intermediaries’ role for knowledge sharing," Review of Managerial Science, Springer, vol. 17(5), pages 1827-1862, July.

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