Collaborative innovation in family firms: Past research, current debates and agenda for future research. Issue 3 (September 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Feranita, Feranita; Kotlar, Josip; De Massis, Alfredo
• Is Part Of: Journal of family business strategy. Volume 8:Issue 3(2017:Sep.)
• Page Start: 137
• Page End: 156
• Publication Date: 2017-09
• Subjects: Collaborative innovation -- Family firms -- Literature review -- Research agenda -- Open innovation -- Innovation -- Alliance; Family-owned business enterprises -- Management -- Periodicals; Strategic planning -- Periodicals; planning -- Periodicals; 658.04505
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jfbs.2017.07.001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1877-8585

Abstract

Abstract: Collaborative innovation can boost family firms' innovation performance by enabling them to tackle their resource constrains and tap into knowledge, financial capital, technology, and information from other organizations. Unfortunately, existing research on collaborative innovation in family firms is still in its infancy. We systematically review and organize fragmented findings and arguments from prior research along three perspectives: strategic, transactional, and relational. In doing so, we provide a summary of the current state-of-the-art in this literature, point to the importance of collaborative innovation to resolve the innovation dilemma in family firms and identify promising opportunities for future research.