TY - JOUR
T1 - From regional innovation systems to global innovation hubs
T2 - Evidence of a Quadruple Helix from an emerging economy
AU - Malik, Ashish
AU - Sharma, Piyush
AU - Pereira, Vijay
AU - Temouri, Yama
PY - 2021/5
Y1 - 2021/5
N2 - Despite the growing importance of regional innovation systems as agglomerations of firms and actors that possess technical, leadership and managerial endowments for innovation and R&D activities, their impact on the evolution of global innovation hubs is still unclear. We address this gap by investigating the multiple influences of macro-, meso- and micro-level factors in the formation of global innovation hubs, using a comparative qualitative case study design with four MNEs operating in the Indian IT, pharma and healthcare sectors. We confirm the presence of ‘Communities of Practice’ as a fourth strand in our conceptualization of a Quadruple Helix in the emerging markets context. We also discover the critical role played by the interactions among communities of practice members and meso-level investments in organizational capabilities, learning and relationship quality. Finally, we highlight the importance of managing trust and power dynamics among members of communities of practice in a global innovation hub.
AB - Despite the growing importance of regional innovation systems as agglomerations of firms and actors that possess technical, leadership and managerial endowments for innovation and R&D activities, their impact on the evolution of global innovation hubs is still unclear. We address this gap by investigating the multiple influences of macro-, meso- and micro-level factors in the formation of global innovation hubs, using a comparative qualitative case study design with four MNEs operating in the Indian IT, pharma and healthcare sectors. We confirm the presence of ‘Communities of Practice’ as a fourth strand in our conceptualization of a Quadruple Helix in the emerging markets context. We also discover the critical role played by the interactions among communities of practice members and meso-level investments in organizational capabilities, learning and relationship quality. Finally, we highlight the importance of managing trust and power dynamics among members of communities of practice in a global innovation hub.
KW - Agglomeration
KW - Communities of practice
KW - Global innovation hubs
KW - India
KW - Quadruple helix
KW - R&D teams
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0148296320308389?via%3Dihub
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85098150639&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.12.009
DO - 10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.12.009
M3 - Article
SN - 0148-2963
VL - 128
SP - 587
EP - 598
JO - Journal of Business Research
JF - Journal of Business Research
ER -