Innovation Management in Defensive Organizations

Innovation Management in Defensive Organizations

Identifying the Heterogeneity Dimensions of Collaboration and ‎Innovation Networks in the Field of Biopharmaceuticals ‎

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
atiyeh safardoust 1
seyed Soroush Ghazi Noori 2
Manouchehr Manteghi 3
Mohammad Naghizadeh 4
1 .
2 2. Associate Professor, Department of Technology Management and Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran
3 Professor, Department of Technology Management, Faculty of Management, Malek Ashtar University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
4 4. Associate Professor, Department of Technology Management and Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/qjimdo.2022.314925.1461
Abstract
Background & Purpose: Innovation networks refer to a set of companies and institutions that work together to develop innovation. The purpose of this research is to identify the dimensions of heterogeneity of cooperation and innovation networks in the biopharmaceutical field of the country.
Methodology: The present study is a descriptive research in terms of its purpose, and an applied research in terms of the type of use, and a mixed exploratory research in terms of strategy. In the qualitative phase, thematic analysis method was used. In this step, through targeted sampling, 15 government, academic and industrial experts active in innovation networks were interviewed. The validity of the interviews was confirmed through the development of the interview protocol and the peer review method, and its reliability was confirmed through the retest method. Survey method was also used in the quantitative phase. In this step, 42 questionnaires were distributed and received from biopharmaceutical companies through simple random sampling. In order to test the conceptual model, structural equation modeling method and SmartPLS software were used.
Findings: The three main categories of network heterogeneity include structural, relational and cognitive heterogeneity. Also, according to the amount of factor load, "power and centrality" in terms of structural heterogeneity, "partner selection" in terms of relational heterogeneity, and "the extent of benefiting from all kinds of tacit and explicit knowledge" in terms of cognitive heterogeneity have a higher priority in Networks heterogeneity.
Conclusion: Exploiting the benefits of heterogeneity in networks and issues such  knowledge and technology spillover and the development of social capital, etc., requires identifying the dimensions of heterogeneity and providing strategies and solutions for developing interactions and exploiting the resulting benefits.
Keywords
collaboration and innovation network
network heterogeneity
structural heterogeneity
relational heterogeneity
cognitive heterogeneity
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