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Lookup NU author(s): Steven Pattinson, Professor James Cunningham
This is the authors' accepted manuscript of an article that has been published in its final definitive form by Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022.
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Purpose: This paper five identifies exigent factors that enable and constrain trust building in a science-based innovation ecosystem. Design/methodology/approach: Set in the Northeast of England, this study adopts a processual sensemaking approach to thematically analyse interviews with a diverse range of participants in six science-based SMEs. Findings: The findings provide a unique exposition of trust building in an innovation ecosystem across geographic and platform relationships. In doing so, the findings highlight factors outside of contractual agreements that enable or constrain trust building in an innovation ecosystem. Research limitations/implications: Limitations centred on subjectivity in the use of thematic analysis, sample bias and size. Sampling limitations were mitigated through the research design and analysis. Practical implications: The findings provide unique insights into understanding the exigent factors that enable or constrain trust building in a science-based innovation ecosystem. Originality/value: The study identifies five exigent factors that constrain or enable trust building in science-based SMEs’ innovation ecosystem at a micro-level – Building network relationships, degree of novelty, protection of innovations, propensity for adding value, propensity for risk.
Author(s): Pattinson S, Cunningham J, Preece D, Davies MAP
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
Year: 2022
Volume: 29
Issue: 6
Pages: 902-919
Print publication date: 20/09/2022
Online publication date: 11/01/2022
Acceptance date: 22/12/2021
Date deposited: 20/01/2022
ISSN (print): 1462-6004
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/JSBED-11-2019-0360
DOI: 10.1108/JSBED-11-2019-0360
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