Knowledge integration in an interorganizational research project: a case study from a backward region. Knowledge ecosystem and growth

In recent years an abundant literature has been focusing on the way U-I collaborations work and on the main factors and variables that affect the process. Some studies have related to the role of proximity in explaining inter-organizational collaborations and facilitating interactions between firms and academia. Others reflected on the different mechanisms adopted in order to manage the project in a successful way. In this paper we investigate which kind of coordination mechanisms are adopted and how they influence the U-I collaboration.