Purpose – Inter-firm collaborative innovation typically requires knowledge sharing among individuals employed by collaborating firms. However, it is also associated with considerable risks, especially if the knowledge sharing process is not handled using proper judgment. Such risks have been...

Research methods in innovation management (IM) is not a topic that has attracted much scholarly attention – at least not in published articles in top-ranked innovation and technology management journals. Indeed, very few articles to date have addressed methods-related issues in IM, either to...

Purpose – Inter-firm collaborative innovation typically requires knowledge sharing among individuals employed by collaborating firms. However, it is also associated with considerable risks, especially if the knowledge sharing process is not handled using proper judgment. Such risks have been...