Strategizing coopetition for innovation: The key role of knowledge transparency

Coopetition (simultaneous competition and collaboration between firms) is an important driver for innovation, as competing organizations benefit from pooling resources and ideas for new products, processes and achieving benefits such as collective reputation. However, a key issue facing such relationships is the notion of value creation and capture—how does value get created and distributed amongst competing partners. This issue becomes increasingly salient when the coopetition includes multiple actors and common pool resources such as land and water. In this symposium, we bring together scholars who are investigating coopetition between different actors such as direct competitors, actors from the same industry, and organizations sharing similar collective goals such as sustainable manufacturing. In showcasing this diversity of context we shed light on the notion of value creation and capture in coopetitive relationships. Strategizing coopetition for innovation: The key role of knowledge transparency Presenter: Sea Matilda Bez, UC Berkeley Mechanisms for value creation in coopetition Presenter: Devi R. Gnyawali, Virginia Tech Asymmetric knowledge sharing and learning in coopetition Presenter: Lori DiVito, Amsterdam U. of Applied Sciences Presenter: Garima Sharma, U. of New Mexico Business cooperation for shared green reputation Presenter: Jorge Rivera, George Washington U.