Coopetition at Elevator Pitch Events? A Case Study of Micro-activities at a Business Innovation Event

Although coopetition studies often focus on innovations and knowledge creation, these studies often ignore three perspectives: coopetitive micro-activities, short-term coopetitive activities and short-term coopetitive micro-activities, especially as sources of innovations. This study takes the initi...

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Main Authors: Rauno Rusko, Katja Härkönen, Sofia Liukkonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Engenharia (FEUP) 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Innovation Management
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Online Access:https://journalsojs3.fe.up.pt/index.php/jim/article/view/391
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Summary:Although coopetition studies often focus on innovations and knowledge creation, these studies often ignore three perspectives: coopetitive micro-activities, short-term coopetitive activities and short-term coopetitive micro-activities, especially as sources of innovations. This study takes the initiative to fill this gap using a case study example of the first (elevator) pitch event held in Finnish Lapland. The outcomes imply that management and innovation studies should also consider the importance of short-term innovation events and micro-activities in the coopetition and knowledge creation processes. These types of short-term collaborative and coopetitive micro-activities and practices might have long-term effects in the innovation paths of business.
ISSN:2183-0606