Reference : Observations and comments on the Walloon Competitive Clusters

	Document type :	Scientific congresses and symposiums : Unpublished conference
	Discipline(s) :	Business & economic sciences : Human resources management
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/2268/11547

Title :	Observations and comments on the Walloon Competitive Clusters
Language :	English
Alternative title :	[fr] Observations et commentaires sur les clusters compétitifs wallons
Author, co-author :	Antoine, Mélanie [Université de Liège - ULg > HEC - Ecole de gestion de l'ULg > Stratégie et déploiement de projets innovants >]
Publication date :	Jan-2008
Peer reviewed :	Yes
Audience :	International
Event name :	Can clusters be issued by governments?
Event organizer :	IAE de Nice
	CRIFT
	GRALE
Event place (city) :	Nice
Event country :	France
Keywords :	[en] Clusters ; R&D Partnership ; Innovativess ; Inter-organizational cooperation
	[fr] Pôles de Compétitivité ; Partenariat R&D ; Innovativité ; coopération inter-organisationnelle
Abstract :	[en] In recent years, the promotion of R&D partnerships between universities, research labs and companies has become a key feature of innovation and development public policies. However, these collaborations turn out to be fragile and their management very complex. In our literature review, the congruence between the nature of innovations (i.e. their radicalness) and the cooperation practices appears as a potentially powerful explanatory factor of interfirm innovation project’s outcome. Following this hypothesis, we explore, on two case studies of projects subsidized by the Walloon Competitive Clusters program, the way actors innovate and organize their actions. Though they face similar constraints, these projects illustrate diverse configurations, not only as to the nature of innovations but also as to cooperation practices. Besides, the analysis reveals that the criteria used to characterize the nature of innovations do not necessarily form a homogeneous set of factors. Considering these observations, we try to identify the main challenges faced by both projects’ partners.
Research units :	Laboratoire d'Etudes sur les Nouvelles Technologies de l'Information, la Communication, l'Innovation et le Changement - LENTIC
Target :	Researchers ; Professionals ; Students
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/2268/11547

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