Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore university‐industry collaboration in research centres. Design/methodology/approach – The paper builds on an explorative study of three research centres at a technical university in Sweden, using in‐depth interviews. The three research...

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the nature and dynamics of the interaction between university spin-offs (USOs) and academia. Design/methodology/approach: The theoretical framework is grounded in an interactive view based on the industrial marketing and purchasing literature on USOs and...

Purpose: Recent research suggests that the interest in process-based single-case studies is increasing in business-to-business (B2B) marketing. This paper aims to discuss research validity issues and dilemmas encountered by process-based single-case researchers in B2B marketing....

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate supplier interfaces in technological development. Design/methodology/approach: The theoretical framework is based on the industrial network approach and, in particular, the concept of supplier interfaces (standardized, specified,...

Purpose – Previous studies of innovation policy claim that there is a mismatch between the underlying assumptions of these policies and the reality of how firms involved in innovation operate. The purpose of this paper is to deepen the knowledge of actual innovation processes in order to...

Purpose – This paper aims to discuss the role of goal diversity for resource development organized in an inter-organizational project. Design/Methodology/Approach – The paper builds on a case study of an inter-organizational research project in the field of plant biotechnology in Sweden. The...

Purpose: This paper aims to explore the role and meaning of openness for the purpose of enhancing the understanding of collaborative innovation from an industrial network perspective. Design/methodology/approach: The theoretical framework is based on the Industrial Network Approach, and the...