Stronger Together? A study on why corporations collaborate with impact accelerators
(2020) MGTN59 20201Department of Business Administration
- Abstract
- It is becoming increasingly common for corporations to seek impact in society alongside profit and it is often argued that corporations should collaborate with startups. By collaborating with impact accelerators, intermediary organisations that support impact startups, corporations can gain access to innovation whilst having a positive impact on society and the environment.
The purpose of this study is to investigate why and how corporations and impact accelerators collaborate, in order to understand in what way corporations can benefit from the collaboration whilst contributing to society. The focus of the study is on the reasons for corporations to collaborate with impact accelerators, the execution of such collaborations and the... (More) - It is becoming increasingly common for corporations to seek impact in society alongside profit and it is often argued that corporations should collaborate with startups. By collaborating with impact accelerators, intermediary organisations that support impact startups, corporations can gain access to innovation whilst having a positive impact on society and the environment.
The purpose of this study is to investigate why and how corporations and impact accelerators collaborate, in order to understand in what way corporations can benefit from the collaboration whilst contributing to society. The focus of the study is on the reasons for corporations to collaborate with impact accelerators, the execution of such collaborations and the outcomes that result from these engagements. Hence, the researchers have conducted an abductive study on collaborations between corporations and impact accelerators around Europe, using a qualitative approach based on semi-structured interviews with ten impact accelerator employees. By doing so, the research focuses on the impact accelerators’ perspective on the collaboration with corporations.
To further contribute to academia, the empirical findings were analysed together with relevant available knowledge and the three theories of open innovation, creating shared value and dynamic capabilities. The results of this study indicate that corporations are increasingly interested in collaborating with impact accelerators due to the diverse benefits that result from the collaboration. (Less)
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- author
- Costa, Marta LU and Olofsson, Judit LU
- supervisor
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- Bo Göransson LU
- organization
- course
- MGTN59 20201
- year
- 2020
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Corporate Collaboration, Impact Startup, Impact Accelerator, Open Innovation, Shared Value, Dynamic Capabilities
- language
- English
- id
- 9021878
- date added to LUP
- 2020-06-26 14:15:32
- date last changed
- 2020-06-26 14:15:32
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abstract = {{It is becoming increasingly common for corporations to seek impact in society alongside profit and it is often argued that corporations should collaborate with startups. By collaborating with impact accelerators, intermediary organisations that support impact startups, corporations can gain access to innovation whilst having a positive impact on society and the environment.
The purpose of this study is to investigate why and how corporations and impact accelerators collaborate, in order to understand in what way corporations can benefit from the collaboration whilst contributing to society. The focus of the study is on the reasons for corporations to collaborate with impact accelerators, the execution of such collaborations and the outcomes that result from these engagements. Hence, the researchers have conducted an abductive study on collaborations between corporations and impact accelerators around Europe, using a qualitative approach based on semi-structured interviews with ten impact accelerator employees. By doing so, the research focuses on the impact accelerators’ perspective on the collaboration with corporations.
To further contribute to academia, the empirical findings were analysed together with relevant available knowledge and the three theories of open innovation, creating shared value and dynamic capabilities. The results of this study indicate that corporations are increasingly interested in collaborating with impact accelerators due to the diverse benefits that result from the collaboration.}},
author = {{Costa, Marta and Olofsson, Judit}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Stronger Together? A study on why corporations collaborate with impact accelerators}},
year = {{2020}},
}