Collaborate to Commercialize? - An Explorative Study of Young Innovative Swedish Cleantech Firms
(2010)Department of Business Administration
- Abstract
- The journey towards Cleantech innovation commercialization is initially constrained by a lack of resources and legitimacy. It is suggested that collaborative means can help the firm gain legitimacy among customers and investors. The activities supporting the creation of legitimacy are especially those associated with proving the technology – such as prototyping and technology demonstration. It is also suggested that close technology development collaboration with a customer or a partner can help a Cleantech firm gain legitimacy in the eyes of an investor. To identify appropriate partners to collaborate with it is, among other things, important to consider dependency risks, the referencing power of a certain segment and the politics in... (More)
- The journey towards Cleantech innovation commercialization is initially constrained by a lack of resources and legitimacy. It is suggested that collaborative means can help the firm gain legitimacy among customers and investors. The activities supporting the creation of legitimacy are especially those associated with proving the technology – such as prototyping and technology demonstration. It is also suggested that close technology development collaboration with a customer or a partner can help a Cleantech firm gain legitimacy in the eyes of an investor. To identify appropriate partners to collaborate with it is, among other things, important to consider dependency risks, the referencing power of a certain segment and the politics in organizations. (Less)
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- author
- Buzavidas, Daniel and Littorin, Jacob
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2010
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Collaboration, Cleantech Commercialization, Open Innovation, Value Chain Networks, Customer Segments, Management of enterprises, Företagsledning, management
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1781877
- date added to LUP
- 2010-01-21 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2012-04-02 18:37:32
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abstract = {{The journey towards Cleantech innovation commercialization is initially constrained by a lack of resources and legitimacy. It is suggested that collaborative means can help the firm gain legitimacy among customers and investors. The activities supporting the creation of legitimacy are especially those associated with proving the technology – such as prototyping and technology demonstration. It is also suggested that close technology development collaboration with a customer or a partner can help a Cleantech firm gain legitimacy in the eyes of an investor. To identify appropriate partners to collaborate with it is, among other things, important to consider dependency risks, the referencing power of a certain segment and the politics in organizations.}},
author = {{Buzavidas, Daniel and Littorin, Jacob}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Collaborate to Commercialize? - An Explorative Study of Young Innovative Swedish Cleantech Firms}},
year = {{2010}},
}