02147nas a2200265   4500008004100000022001400041245013000055210006900185260004200254300000900296490000600305520127500311653002301586653001801609653003101627653002501658653003601683653002401719653002101743653001401764653001301778100002001791700003201811856003801843       2018                        eng d  a1927-032100aCollaboration Strategies in Innovation Ecosystems: An Empirical Study of the German Microelectronics and Photonics Industries0 aCollaboration Strategies in Innovation Ecosystems An Empirical S  aOttawabTalent First Networkc11/2018  a4-120 v83 aEffective collaboration between companies and research organizations is key to successful innovation systems. Against the background of digitalization, a shift from traditional innovation systems towards innovation ecosystems can be observed. In this article, we investigate how companies operating in innovation ecosystems address the challenge of collaboration in dynamic innovation ecosystems. We focus on microelectronics and photonics in Germany as examples of knowledge- and research-intensive industries and analyze the strategies of companies to collaborate with research organizations. We explore whether and to what extent companies develop different and new strategies for collaborating with research institutions within innovation ecosystems, on the basis of which we identify two ideal types of strategies. Whereas ideal type A is aiming towards obtaining specific knowledge in order to further develop a particular technology or product (i.e., towards incremental innovation), ideal type B seeks to harness the new and full potential of innovation ecosystems (i.e., aiming at rather radical innovation). Finally, our findings contribute to a better understanding of innovation ecosystems and give managerial implications for collaborating in such systems. 10abusiness ecosystem10acollaboration10adevelopment and innovation10ainnovation ecosystem10ainnovation ecosystem strategies10aknowledge ecosystem10amicroelectronics10aphotonics10aresearch1 aSchroth, Fabian1 aHäußermann, Johann, Jakob  uhttps://timreview.ca/article/1195