Browsing UiS Brage by Author "Thomas, Elisa"
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From Closed to Open Innovation in Emerging Economies: Evidence from the Chemical Industry in Brazil
Thomas, Elisa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03)In this article, we examine how firms in an emerging economy perform research and development (R&D) activities in regards to the concept of open innovation. Most literature on open innovation shows multinational ... -
From high‑tech clusters to open innovation ecosystems: a systematic literature review of the relationship between science and technology parks and universities
Sandoval Hamón, Leyla A.; Peñalver, Soraya M. Ruiz; Thomas, Elisa; Fitjar, Rune Dahl (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)As part of the third mission of universities to promote innovation and economic development, the popularity of science and technology parks (STPs) as a policy tool is increasing. The co-location of innovative companies and ... -
From ‘Entrepreneurial’ to ‘Engaged' Universities: Social Innovation for Regional Development in the Global South
Thomas, Elisa; Pugh, Rhiannon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Regional roles of universities in the Global South have been under-explored, and it is not clear how relevant are concepts originating from the Global North when applied in this context. The paper interrogates the concept ... -
Inclusion of elderly users via virtual spaces in the early stages of the innovation process
Thomas, Elisa; Skeie, Kristi Bjørnes; Huang, Hong (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This article discusses collaborative innovation during the initial stages of firms' innovation processes via virtual spaces, focusing on a specific group: elderly users. These users represent a large and growing consumer ... -
Innovation search: the role of innovation intermediaries in the search process
Howells, Jeremy; Thomas, Elisa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-05)The aim of this paper is to explore how innovation search is conceptualised, given that firms increasingly use innovation intermediaries. The paper examines the search processes which involves the role of innovation ... -
The Micro-Governance of Collaborative Networks: Promoting Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
Mikhailov, Andrei; Faccin, Kadigia; Wegner, Douglas; Thomas, Elisa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024-12)The formation of interorganizational networks for the promotion of entrepreneurial ecosystems is a strategy that is increasingly present in the agenda of public and private actors as an alternative for local development. ... -
Mind the Gap: Lessons from the UK to Brazil about the Roles of TTOs throughout Collaborative R&D Projects
Thomas, Elisa; Marques Vieira, Luciana; Balestrin, Alsones (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-11)The literature about collaboration for innovation has reported fundamental activities performed by intermediaries. In this paper, universities' technology transfer offices (TTOs) are placed as intermediaries between academic ... -
Organizing a cluster to foster innovation
Stangeland, Ellen; Austvik, Solveig (Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-14)In this case study, we examine how the Dusavik base in Stavanger can be organized into a cluster to foster innovation. Literature on the subject does not present one single explicit cluster model that could be applied. ... -
Universities and regions : New insights and emerging developments
Berg, Laila Margaret Nordstrand; Thomas, Elisa; Iakovleva, Tatiana Aleksandrovna; Pinheiro, Romulo; Benneworth, Paul (Chapter, 2022)In this concluding chapter, the editors take stock of the empirical findings across the cases and levels of analysis and link the empirical evidence to the analytical framework presented in Chapter 2. In so doing, we revisit ... -
Universities as orchestrators of the development of regional innovation ecosystems in emerging economies
Thomas, Elisa; Asheim, Bjørn Terje; Faccin, Kadigia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-10)This paper analyses the role of universities as orchestrators of the development of a regional ecosystem that is conducive to innovation and entrepreneurship. We argue that universities in emerging economies, due to many ... -
Universities' mundaneness and regional engagement : Setting the stage
Thomas, Elisa; Benneworth, Paul; Berg, Laila Margaret Nordstrand; Iakovleva, Tatiana Aleksandrovna; Pinheiro, Romulo (Chapter, 2022)This chapter introduces the main logic of this volume, which starts from the grassroots level of universities’ “everyday” engagements, looking at the manifold ways in which university knowledge agents build connections ... -
University dynamic capabilities to boost innovation ecosystems : The case of a university alliance in Brazil
Faccin, Kadigia; Thomas, Elisa; Kretschmer, Caroline (Chapter, 2022)This chapter unpacks how universities’ dynamic capabilities are mobilized to take on the role of fostering and orchestrating regional innovation ecosystems. Increasingly, universities are applying strategic and entrepreneurial ... -
Unpacking Mundaneness : A novel conceptual framework for universities and regional engagement
Pinheiro, Romulo; Berg, Laila Margaret Nordstrand; Iakovleva, Tatiana Aleksandrovna; Thomas, Elisa; Benneworth, Paul (Chapter, 2022)In this chapter, we debate the current view on university-regional engagements and suggest a renewed theoretical framework based on four main elements – macro, meso, micro dimensions, as well as a meta-dimension of temporality ...