Browsing Departments by Author "Knudsen, Line Gry"
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Abstract: The increasing challenges of globalization call for a more adept utilization of existing knowledge and resources through more efficient and effective collaborations between universities, research organizations and businesses. The aim of this report is to establish the drivers and forms of such integrated networks in the knowledge triangle of education, research and innovation. The empirical context of this project is the field of climate and energy research. This field is in specific need of more efficient collaborative models that can facilitate knowledge sharing and thereby ease the development of new energy technologies. The use of conventional energy sources entails perpetual problems. Oil and other fossil fuels will at some point run out. And increasing CO2 emission is a danger to our climate. We need to think about sustainable alternatives if we are to continue to meet the world’s increasing energy consumption and to stop the dramatic climate changes we are experiencing. And we need to do it with the greatest possible dispatch. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7757 Files in this item: 1
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Knudsen, Line Gry; Mønsted, Mette; Hansson, Finn (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The present literature review is prepared as a part of the SUCCESS1 project; a pilot project launched by the EIT with the purpose of benchmarking past and ongoing collaborations in the knowledge triangle of research, education and innovation in the European Union. The empirical focus is the field of climate and energy research. This field is in specific need of more efficient collaborative models that can facilitate knowledge sharing and thereby ease the development of new sustainable energy technologies. Still, the present literature review draws on research done on collaboration in various fields; collaborating on innovation, research or educational aims is imperative to many actors struggling to keep pace in a complex, uncertain and dynamic environment. Thus vital empirical experiences and essential theoretical knowledge about the organizational and managerial dimensions of collaboration may be found in various fields of research, inside as well as outside the field of climate and energy research. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6398 Files in this item: 1
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Knudsen, Line Gry; Nielsen, Bo Bernhard (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Collaborative capability has predominantly been conceptualized and analyzed from a firm-level perspective, paying inadequate attention to the individual level mechanisms that enable this ability to develop and flourish. Utilizing the dynamic capabilities perspective, we suggest that antecedents of collaborative capabilities can be found at the organizational and individual level. Hence, this study examines the role of collaborative capability in R&D alliances with particular focus on the interplay between organizational and individual level mechanisms. We explore the development of Novozymes’ "Partnering Project” and show how individual level factors work in concert with organizational level mechanisms in creating collaborative capability. Based on the in-depth case study and a review of the extant literature, we propose a framework for explaining the multi-dimensional nature of collaborative capabilities in R&D alliances and show how firms can benefit from increased attention to the interaction between individual and organizational level issues when designing R&D alliances. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7420 Files in this item: 1
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In search of micro-foundationsKnudsen, Line Gry (Frederiksberg, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The aim of this thesis is to improve the understanding of how collaborative R&D capabilities come about and how they are jointly determined by individual and organizational level factors. I argue that despite the fact that a surge of interest in inter-organizational collaboration has been witnessed in research fields as diverse as strategic management, economics, sociology, and organization theory, we know very little about the micro-foundations of collaborative R&D capabilities. Processes going on internally in collaborating firms are treated like a ‘black box’ in many strands of research. How, we may ask, does openness towards external knowledge sources lead to enhanced R&D performance? What are the internal organizational mechanisms that facilitate the collaborative processes? How are specific collaborative capabilities developed to ensure collaborative success, and—most importantly—what is their composition in terms of organizational and individual level factors? In this thesis these and related questions are addressed by means of empirical as well as theoretical analyses. It is argued that studies of strategic alliances and R&D collaborations have suffered from being mainly conducted on large datasets and with little attention to individual level factors that may be key drivers of alliance success. The case-study methodology is emphasized as a useful complementary method as it entails the option of learning from the employees engaged in the formation and operation of collaborative arrangements. Three narrative studies are undertaken with the aim of identifying the micro-foundations of collaborative R&D capability in the firms. This is done to provide an explorative overview of the determinants rather than to evaluate the degree to which the capabilities have been implemented successfully leading to better performance. The objective is thus to challenge the existing theories in the field of strategic alliances and to qualify them by joining theoretical knowledge about firm level benefits of R&D alliances with theories on individual level work motivation, and behaviors in connection to R&D collaboration. The study is focused on knowledge intensive firms (as distinct from ‘supplier dominated firms’, ‘specialized equipment suppliers’ or ‘scale intensive firms’). It is stressed that even core knowledge used in the various R&D or innovation processes does not necessarily need to stem from sources internal to the firm, but is likely to originate externally. R&D collaboration has become an important means to foster opportunities to learn, and to access, transfer and utilize knowledge to create innovative solutions But very high failure rates are shown and between fifty and seventy percent of all alliances do not justify the expectations. This vindicates a better understanding of collaborative R&D capabilities. A study of the micro-foundations of these capabilities is both timely and warranted. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7925 Files in this item: 1
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og rådsmedlemmernes syn på forskningsanvendelseKnudsen, Line Gry (København, 2001)[More information][Less information]
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Knudsen, Line Gry; Hansson, Finn; Mønsted, Mette (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The present report is drafted for the SUCCESS1 project; a pilot project launched by the EIT with the purpose of benchmarking past and ongoing collaborations in the knowledge triangle of research, education and innovation in the European Union. The empirical focus is the field of climate and energy research. This field is in specific need of more efficient collaborative models that can facilitate knowledge sharing and thereby ease the development of new sustainable energy technologies. By analysing existing projects and processes in this field, we are able to derive new and improved models of governance structures for integrated partnerships in order to improve the innovation processes. The final goal is to work towards recommendations on the process of strengthening relations within the Knowledge Triangle of education, innovation and research in the European Union. With this report, we aim at providing a solid ground for establishing and analyzing best practice collaboration in the field of climate and energy research. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6323 Files in this item: 1
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