Title: Dimensions and practices of the collaborative relationships between cultural and creative organisations and business

Authors: Antonio Lerro; Giovanni Schiuma; Gianluca Elia; Giuseppina Passiante

Addresses: Department of Mathematics, Computer Sciences and Economics, University of Basilicata, Viale dell'Ateneo Lucano, Potenza 85100, Italy ' Department of Mathematics, Computer Sciences and Economics, University of Basilicata, Viale dell'Ateneo Lucano, Potenza 85100, Italy ' Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Ecotekne, SP per Monteroni, Lecce 70100, Italy ' Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Ecotekne, SP per Monteroni, Lecce 70100, Italy

Abstract: According to the Open Innovation approach, collaborative relationships between cultural and creative organisations and business are consistently growing in the last few years. This paper first develops a typology of these relationships. Then, adopting a multiple case-study research method and using a selected sample of Italian manufacturing and services companies, these kinds of collaborative relationships are empirically investigated. Motivations, practices as well as factors enabling or hampering these collaborative relationships are identified and analyzed.

Keywords: collaborative relationships; cultural organisations; creative organisations; Italy; managerial practices; open innovation; business.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMED.2016.078218

International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, 2016 Vol.15 No.2/3, pp.209 - 229

Received: 02 Nov 2015
Accepted: 30 Apr 2016
Published online: 08 Aug 2016 *

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