Start-up collaboration units as knowledge brokers in Corporate Innovation Ecosystems: A study in the automotive industry

Vincenzo Corvello, Alberto Michele Felicetti, Annika Steiber, Sverker Alänge · 2023 · Journal of Innovation & Knowledge

Summary. Start-up collaboration units within large automotive companies act as knowledge brokers between established firms and startups. The study identifies key barriers to knowledge exchange—including mismatched interpretations and conflicting expectations—and reveals six strategies SCUs use to improve collaboration: building networks, integrating communication, eliciting knowledge, orchestrating dialogue, encouraging creative thinking, and increasing organizational agility.

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  title   = {Start-up collaboration units as knowledge brokers in Corporate Innovation Ecosystems: A study in the automotive industry},
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  journal = {Journal of Innovation & Knowledge},
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  doi     = {10.1016/j.jik.2022.100303},
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DOI

10.1016/j.jik.2022.100303

Countries

Italy, United States, Sweden

Regions

Europe, North America

Categories

innovation-networks, entrepreneurship, general-innovation

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2026-04-28